Carbon 101: What's The Difference Between Carbon Negative, Climate Neutral & Carbon Positive?
“Offsetting” carbon emissions essentially entails paying to sequester (or remove) the same amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as your company emits, thus canceling each other out and achieving carbon neutrality.
Recycling 101: What Does & Doesn’t Get a Second Life?
Recyclable is recyclable is recyclable, right? If only it was that simple! We dive into the controversial history and set the record straight on what materials are most and least likely to get a second life.
How to have your most sustainable summer yet...
Channeling our inner camp counselor to share a few tips for having a sustainable (and still fun!) summer– without passing up on all the trips, travel, barbecues, parties, beach days and getaways.
Extra Extra-ordinary Read All About...Bats!
While you may associate them with Dracula or Bruce Wayne, bats are vital to helping farmers preserve their crops.
Baby's First...Compost Bin?
We wanted to spend some time discussing how to approach food more sustainably.
Baby's First...Year in Business?
From our quarantine start-up garage beginnings to toasting one year of Goldune this week, we wanted to share our story with you.
Baby’s First...Home?
Our home is our happy place! But it can also be a place where we generate a ton of waste, so making sense of this waste is a great place to start.
Baby's First Time...Shopping Sustainably?
Shopping and living sustainably is nonlinear: it looks different for everyone! We’re here to help and celebrate the small victories.
What's a LIB? And are they good or bad?
LIBS, or Lithium Ion Batteries, are one way to graduate from coal and oil powered energy.
What's The Difference Between Recycling And Closed Loop Recycling? Which Is Right For You And Everything You Need To Know
If you've got the option to be part of a closed loop recycling program (whether it's a refill program or a reuse program!), we say go for it-- it's way more reliably sustainable than rolling the dice on recycling something via curbside or commercial recycling programs.
What's A Dairy Digester? (Hint: it has nothing to do with lactose intolerance.)
It's not Lactaid, but it is crazy technology that could help us save the planet.
What’s A Compost Filter… And Do I Need One!?
A compost filter is a handy-dandy odor trapping mechanism that lives in your compost bin. Not all bins are created equal though, so whether or not you need one depends on what kind of bin you have!
What Happened In Climate & Sustainability This March
We’re back with another roundup of the latest in climate policy, science, and innovation. The goal? Make it a whole lot easier to stay on top of the never-ending news cycle!
Goldune's Sustainability Spectrum. (Because no, sustainability is *not* binary!)
Wondering what "sustainability" means to us, or how we define our spectrum? You're in the right place-- we're going to break it down.
So Recycling Doesn’t *Actually* Work. Here’s Why.
Recyclable is recyclable is recyclable, right? If only it was that simple! Unfortunately, the recycling system in the US is far from perfect and doesn’t work *nearly* as seamlessly as you’d think.
Ok, Where Does Garbage Disposal Waste *Really* Go?
How eco-friendly are they *actually*? Where does the food go once it’s pulverized? And how does the nifty contraption, which was invented back in 1927, stack up to the compost bin?
Biodegradable vs. Compostable...What Do They Mean & What's The Difference?
Anything that’s compostable is also biodegradable, but not everything that’s biodegradable is compostable. Here’s why.
What’s New In Climate & Sustainability This Month: Feb 2021 Edition
There’s so, so much news on policy, science, and innovation that it’s near impossible to stay on top of everything. That’s where we come in!
What Are Adaptogens? Here's Everything You Need To Know.
We break down the what, the why, and the how of adaptogens to help you better decide which to try first.
A (Literally!) Ancient Way to Bring Sustainability to the Shower
Stay clean, cozy, and planet-friendly with a few of our favorite ways to bring the hammam to you.
Do Carbon Offsets Matter This Holiday Season? (Or Ever?)
Our Guide to Offsetting Emissions.
New to Composting? Start Here! A City Dweller's Guide to Composting at Home.
So you’re considering composting. Wooo! Like many newbie composters, you may have a few questions before you get started—especially if you live in a small apartment with a nonexistent backyard.
A Genius Invention That Turns Wind Into Cold Pressed Nut Oil: All You Need Are Nuts and a Breeze.
It's easy to take products at face value based on their packaging. (We're humans— taking things at face value seems to be what we do best.) But one of the nuances of sustainability is that the item in the plastic container is not necessarily as insidious as it seems— and the glass container is not automatically the better choice.
Ok, What in My Medicine Cabinet is *Actually* Recyclable?
We have good news and bad news. (We may have just summed up everything about sustainability in that single sentence.) Your face wash bottle is probably recyclable, even though recycling has become even more fraught as of late. The bad news?...