Partner Spotlight: The Surfrider Foundation
About Our Partnerships At U-Konserve, our mission to protect the planet has evolved into a way of life regarding waste reduction and educating our customers about the growing movement to reduce single-use plastic. While committed to doing this work ourselves, we also understand that like-minded organizations dedicated to this movement need support. That is why…Read the full article
Join the Refill Revolution this World Refill Day
World Refill Day: June 16th Our culture of convenience is polluting our planet, especially due to our dependence on single-use plastic. This is why we here at U-Konserve are excited to highlight World Refill Day, a global public awareness campaign by City to Sea. Founded by Natalie Fee in 2015, City to Sea works with communities,…Read the full article
Partner Spotlight: The Ecology Center
About Our Partnerships As a mission-driven company, we are committed to reducing our dependence on single-use plastic and protecting the planet. That’s why, as members of 1% for the Planet, we pledge to donate a minimum of 1% of our annual sales to nonprofit organizations that share our mission. 1% for the Planet connects thousands…Read the full article
Partner Spotlight: Conscious Kitchen and Revolutionizing School Lunches
About Our Partner: Conscious Kitchen At U-Konserve, our initial mission of protecting the planet has grown into an entire lifestyle of producing less waste and bringing awareness to the growing movement to reduce single-use plastic. We believe that organizations committed to this movement need support. That is why we’re a member of 1% for the…Read the full article
5 Tips for Zero-Waste Living this Earth Day
Zero-waste living is more than just tossing something into the recycling bin with all the best intentions and crossing our fingers that the item will get recycled into something useful. It is about making a commitment to reduce waste in all aspects of our lives. But we also like to think of zero-waste living as…Read the full article
Earth Day Guide to the Six Rs of Sustainability
Sustainability is often defined as being able to meet our current needs without jeopardizing future generations’ ability to meet theirs. While there are a variety of ways to live more sustainably, the six Rs make up a baseline of actions you can take to live a more eco-friendly lifestyle. 1. Refuse We are not accustomed…Read the full article
The Latest Good News about Plastic Pollution
While globally we have heavy hearts, we are buoyed by recent good news about plastic pollution. There’s a new plastic pollution treaty on the horizon, new refill collaborations, and new single-use plastic bans. All help raise awareness, change habits and reduce a huge amount of plastic waste. The first global plastic pollution resolution is signed…Read the full article
1% for the Planet Gift Guide: Top 10 Sustainable Gifts
Top 10 sustainable gifts that give back Our current environmental issues have caused us to renew our commitment to our mission, and look more carefully for gifts from small, conscientious brands that give back. Our favorite brands are those who pledge to donate 1% of annual sales to nonprofits that benefit the environment. Our 1% for…Read the full article
New Laws in California Target Plastic Pollution and Recycling
Six new laws and a big win for the zero-waste movement and our planet Let’s go California! Governor Newsom recently signed six new laws to help reduce our dependence on single-use plastic, reduce the use of misleading recycling and composting labels, protect the public from harmful chemicals, and support reuse! 1. Stronger single-use-plastic-upon-request law AB…Read the full article
Five Common Recycling Myths
Not sure what can be recycled? We can help sort it out. We’ve all done it. We carefully add something to the recycling bin with good intentions, hoping that the item will get recycled and we can absolve ourselves from any worry. Since everything has a recycling symbol on it these days why not try? This…Read the full article