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  • How many bottles, throws were recycled over Mardi Gras in New Orleans? See the numbers.

    The mission to make New Orleans' trash-filled Mardi Gras season a little more sustainable ended with a mixed bag of results this season. From small-batch glass Mardi Gras beads to recycling stations along the parade route, a cohort of local groups have been hard at work to put a dent in Carnival's epic waste problem. This...

  • Female funding sets record nationally, but there’s more to this story

      Female funding is not going in the right direction in South Florida. After a strong rebound in 2024, venture capital dollars flowing to female-founded companies in South Florida fell back sharply in 2025. This comes in a year when overall funding in South Florida was up 49% over 2024. The percentage share of female-founded...

  • The environmental, economic and social impacts of food waste

    BUFFALO, N.Y. — Here’s some food for thought: Did you know the U.S. discards the most food in the world? The total is about 120 billion pounds a year, according to Recycling Track Systems. March 9-15 is Food Waste Action Week. It’s a global effort to educate people on the environmental, economic and social impacts of...