Impact Mill Collective

04/25/2018

We're excited to work with Lonely Whale to explore how people on single use plastic straws!

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02/02/2018

Don't have the money (or time, or space) to install solar panels? Join a green power program instead. It's the easier, cheaper, quicker way to start using renewables, no matter what type of home you live in.

Green energy programs are a great way to use renewable energy without having to install any equipment. Anyone who gets an electricity bill can join, and it's very easy to opt in. These programs are also cheap, especially when compared to the cost of installing solar panels. But they can also be d

02/01/2018

Awkward? More like awesome.

Awkward situations are, well, awkward. Most of us avoid potentially uncomfortable scenarios by conforming to an unwritten yet widely-accepted set of social norms. Norms are great for the most part and help our society run smoothly, but some of them are outdated, narrow-minded, or flat out nonsensica

01/31/2018

Did you know winter is the best time for a good dumpster dive? If you've never tried it, are skeptical, or don't know where to start, here's a guide for keeping dives simple, clean, and fruitful.

I was a little apprehensive pulling around to the back of a store at twilight, but I saddled up next to the dumpster anyway. “Just look normal”, I thought to myself. “If you look sketchy, then you are sketchy.” I wasn’t necessarily afraid since dumpster diving is totally legal and I’ve d...

01/26/2018

The age old question, finally put to rest.

Soap is pretty important for keeping us healthy, but how healthy is our soap for the environment? Is bar soap sustainably superior to liquid? Let's find out. Bar v Liquid Suds Overall, studies have found that bar soaps have a lower overall impact than liquid soaps in categories like carbon foo

01/25/2018

Dry skin got you down? The Collective has your back. Check out this 2-ingredient recipe for super safe, super cheap, super smooth DIY lotion. You'll never buy the store-bought stuff again.

This is the homemade lotion for anyone who thinks that making your own beauty supplies is too difficult. It only has two ingredients, both of which you can get at the grocery store: coconut oil and non-GMO vitamin E capsules or vitamin E oil. There's no cooking, which means no keeping track of te

01/23/2018

"What was this cow's last meal?" It's one of the most important questions you can ask about your steak. Explore the incredible environmental potential of grass-finished beef with Peter Byck and Russ Cosner

Meat gets a bad rap. There’s a growing mania against animal products, and we’ve pretty much made Meatless Monday a Hallmark holiday. Conventional meat production has been hammered for its water use, cruelty, and GHG emissions, and rightly so in most cases. But humans have eaten meat since our be...

01/23/2018

Members of our Collective do things differently, and for good reason. Learn why you should wash your high-end clothes in the sink from The Reformation's Kathleen Talbot:

Imagine you just bought a well made, very stylish garment. You’re proud of it, I mean celebs are wearing the same boutique brand. You put the piece on when you want to stand out. And frankly, you look awesome in it. After babying the garment for a while, you decide it’s time to give it some love...

01/19/2018

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