Ecoprint Blog

Category: Sustainability

Are You Up for the Plastic Free July Challenge?

Looking to be part of something that can make a difference?  Plastic Free July is an initiative of the Plastic Free Foundation that began in 2011 as a way for millions of people to participate in the solution to plastic pollution. Since it started, 326 million people in 177 countries have committed to reducing their […]

Baltimore’s National Aquarium Kicks the Foam Core Habit

According to the Ocean Conservancy, nearly 8 million metric tons of new plastic enter the world’s oceans every year—and that’s on top of the 150 million metric tons of plastic already circulating. We all need to do our part, as individuals and as businesses, to limit our use of plastic. So we were delighted when […]

Grow veggies anywhere with a bucket garden

We’ve learned through our partnership with local environmental groups that urban development and hardscapes (i.e., parking lots and roads) affect everything from polluted stormwater runoff to dwindling habitats for birds and insects. As part of our ongoing sustainability efforts, we decided to make the most eco-friendly use of the space we have by installing a […]

Earth Day 2021: Let’s Celebrate the Achievements and Appreciate Our Accomplishments

We are all aware of the environmental challenges we face around the world. Every day, there is another news story about wildfires, ferocious storms, pollution infiltrating our waterways and the air we breathe, islands of plastic floating in the ocean, contamination that’s making people sick, the disappearance of habitats and the consequences for wildlife. Tackling […]

Do you know the 7‌ ‌different‌ ‌types‌ ‌of‌ ‌recyclable‌ ‌plastics‌?

The benefits of plastic are undeniable. The material is cheap, lightweight and easy to produce. These qualities have led to its boom over the past century. And the trend will certainly continue as global plastic production skyrockets over the next 10-15 years.  Unfortunately, we are already unable to cope with the amount of plastic waste […]

Small changes can have a big impact

As part of our ongoing outreach to the community, Ecoprint conducted an inaugural e-recycling event on Saturday, August 8th. The event exceeded our expectations, drawing a wide range of clients and members from the local community. Visitors disposed of everything from obsolete phones, laptops, computers, and tablets to thousands of once-beloved CDs. The event was […]

Is That a Cool New Phone or Toxic Waste Time Bomb?

This week, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced the company’s goal of becoming carbon neutral by the year 2030. As a longtime Apple user and brand advocate, I commend this effort and similar pledges from tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon. Climate change will require progressive businesses—and their customers—to make commitments to renewable energy. But as […]

Sustainability is Complicated

When I first told my adult daughter I was considering purchasing the Ecoprint brand, she responded “Ecoprint? Isn’t the name an oxymoron?” This stinging question didn’t interrupt her high speed scrolling of Instagram stories on a beautiful new iPhone 11, but we’ll address that later. I will acknowledge that in our modern digital world, print […]