Blog — enviromentalism
3 Easy Ways to Transform your Carbon Footprint
1. Ditch the Paper Towels: “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,” is the old adage we have all heard related to sustainability. Marley’s Monsters’ UNpaper® Paper Towels are a prime example of a product intended to do just that, with several styles and types available. The average person uses around 3000 paper towels at work in a given year. This is a lot of money going into the trash. It’s also a terrible waste of resources. If you use ten paper towels daily, you generate about 0.06 lbs CO2 or the equivalent of driving 173 miles. UNpaper® Paper Towels helps you decrease your...
Scrap Felt Housewares: Marley’s Monsters Transforms Trash into Useful Items
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Textile-based manufacturing, including the fashion industry, is one of the leading industries globally, and it produces more waste than any other manufacturing industry. In the last 40 years, the production of chemical and textile fibers has increased from 23.94 million metric tons to 105.6 million metric tons—an increase of more than four times. As demand has grown, so have concerns about the environmental impact of fiber production and disposal operations. Along with the enormous increase in pollutants going into water systems and ecologies, as well as huge amounts of energy waste, 92 Millions Tons of fabric are wasted annually...
Tips for a Sustainable Game Day
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It’s that time of year again. And football fans from all over are preparing for football season. When it comes to hosting a pre-game party you might not be thinking about ways you can live more sustainably, but don’t worry we’ve got you covered. However, gatherings can also produce a lot of waste from single use products. At Marley’s Monsters, we believe in fully enjoying the game, but protecting the environment in the meantime. So today, we are going to share some eco-friendly alternatives to creating a winning game plan to make your game day more sustainable. 1. UNpaper® Towels One of the biggest contributors to waste is...
All About Reusable Paper Towels
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“Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,” is the old adage we have all heard related to sustainability, and over the last ten years, people and brands have been producing products designed to put the phrase into practice. Reusable Paper Towels are a prime example of a product intended to do just that, with several styles and types available. Marley’s Monsters is the home of the UNpaper® Towel, our version of a Reusable Paper Towel, designed to reduce waste, cut costs, and also fit your unique personality and style. We are often met with a wide range of questions about the efficiency, use, and...
30 Ways to Reduce Waste
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We produce far more waste than we realize during our day-to-day activities. Making dinner, doing laundry, and taking a shower all have impacts on the environment, but there are so many ways to reduce the amount of waste we create. It’s also important to know that there are several kinds of waste; more than what we just toss in the trash. So we rounded up some of our favorite eco-friendly tips and tricks for reducing our collective waste and minimizing our footprint. Food Waste Start a composting bin for food scraps Try to meal plan and head to the grocery...