Get ready to level up your eco-friendly lifestyle! EcoPal, the AI-powered sustainability app, is almost here! We're blending gamification, social networking, and personalized education to make sustainable living fun and engaging.
Get ready to level up your eco-friendly lifestyle! EcoPal, the AI-powered sustainability app, is almost here! We're blending gamification, social networking, and personalized education to make sustainable living fun and engaging.
As we embark on a fresh start, many of us are thinking about resolutions – ways to improve ourselves and our lives. This year, let's make a resolution that benefits not just ourselves, but also the planet we call home. Going green doesn't have to be a daunting task; it's about making small, consistent changes […]
Netflix's "Buy Now" Makes You Think Twice - In a world of endless online deals and the constant pressure to consume, Netflix's new documentary, "Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy," is a timely and unsettling watch. It's a deep dive into the manipulative tactics employed by major brands to keep us hooked on a never-ending cycle […]
World Environment Day is a reminder of our collective responsibility to protect our planet. While large-scale environmental issues can seem daunting, individual actions can make a significant impact. Here are some practical steps you can take to be the change!
Rumpke handles our curbside recycling, but they only take a limited amount of materials. This means most other recyclables, like plastic bags, packaging, food containers, and aluminum trays, need to be taken to the Cincinnati Reuse Recycle Hub. The Challenge? The hub is a 35-minute drive and only accepts drop-offs once a month. How to keep these recyclables organized and sorted until I could take them to the hub.
This past Saturday, the Mason Public Library witnessed something truly special – Arjun, a composting whiz kid, took center stage and shared his knowledge and passion for turning kitchen scraps into "black gold" for our gardens.
We are so excited to share with you that we have won the “Rethink Recycling” Hack-a-thon competition organized by Cintrifuse and the City of Cincinnati! This was a great opportunity for us to use our creativity and skills to help solve one of the most pressing environmental issues in our city: recycling. It was a […]
Register and Join the FREE Composting Class Saturday, April 6th, 2024, 9:30am-10:30am at Mason Public Library! Composting is a natural process that turns kitchen scraps and yard trimmings into nutrient-rich "black gold" for your garden. It's a win-win situation for you and the environment!
The vibe in the room was uncontrollably buzzing on Saturday, 2/24/2024, when Subha Karthik was teaching a recycling class! Participants of all ages and backgrounds came together, eager to learn how they could turn things around for our planet, one recyclable at a time.
Register and Join the FREE Class Saturday, February 24th, 2024, 9:30am-10:30am at Mason Public Library! This free class will cover everything you need to know, how to recycle like a pro!
At EcoPal, we're all about promoting eco-friendly practices and celebrating initiatives that champion sustainability. That's why we were thrilled to see the recent GCTS Banana Leaf Feast embrace a bring-your-own-bottle (BYOB) approach!
Have you ever stared at a barren patch of your yard and wondered if it would ever grow anything but weeds? Today, I share my incredible story: turning a barren eyesore into a lush green haven. The secret weapon? Compost, the unsung hero of healthy lawns.
Did you know that there is an Environment Club in Mason High School? Imagine walking through our school, seeing vibrant composting bins brimming with food scraps, destined to become nutrient-rich soil for our school garden. Together, we can make a greener future sprout from the seeds of our actions!
Meet Arjun Valathappan, a 10-year-old dynamo who took everything he learned and turned his home into a mini-recycling center! Arjun wasn't just taking notes; he was taking action - one recycled foam cup, one plastic spoon and compost bin at a time! His story is a reminder that we all have the power to be changemakers, no […]
Did you know that a single plastic bottle can take over 450 years to decompose? Yikes! That's just one reason why EcoPal team decided to host a recycling workshop at Mason Public library on Saturday, Oct 28, 2023. Our "Recycle: It's more than just trash!" workshop was a smash hit!
Electrification is the process of replacing technologies or processes that use fossil fuels with electrically powered equivalents. This includes things like switching from gasoline-powered cars to electric vehicles, using heat pumps instead of gas furnaces, and electrifying industrial processes.
Composting is the most fulfilling garden activity, that is easy to do in your backyard, and helps diverting your kitchen waste from going landfills.
Your curbside pickup (or apartment recycle drop-off), may only accept a fraction of your recyclable items. This article will help identify your recyclable items and take to the appropriate drop-off locations.
Let us plant more trees for a Carbon Neutral Future.
Need more reasons to electrify your home? Improved air quality will help our youngest residents breathe easier as they grow into the next generation of environmental advocates. #electrifycincy
Every Day is an Earth Day. Our home planet Earth, is the only known celestial object, that supports life, in our Universe. Let us protect her wild-life, oceans, polar caps, forests, mountains and other natural resources.
Cincinnati needs to lead the way into a cleaner future and be ready to use renewable energy to power our lives. Electrification will prepare us to reach that cleaner, greener future.