Happy #NationalPotatoChipDay! 🥔♻️ To celebrate, we're throwing it back to last years tour highlighting Route 11 Potato Chips, a company that prioritizes sustainability in every step of their process. From sourcing to production, they prove that great snacks can be eco-friendly too! 🌎✨ Huge thanks to them for their continued support of Sustainability Matters! 💚 #potatochips #foodwaste #potatochip #sustainabilitymatters #shenandoahcounty

This trick works great with wilted spinach and herbs🥬 #spinach #foodwaste #foodwasteprevention #foodstorage #littergrant #winchesterva

🍍👟 Leather… made from pineapples?! After 15 years in the leather industry, Carmen Hijosa saw firsthand its massive environmental impact—animal cruelty, deforestation, toxic chemicals, and tons of water waste. So, she set out to create a better alternative: Piñatex. 🌱 Made from discarded pineapple leaves (no extra land, water, or pesticides needed!) ♻️ Used in shoes, bags, clothing & more—Nike even made Air Force 1s with it! 🌍 Prevents 12kg of CO2 emissions per meter, with a petroleum-free version in the works Would you rock pineapple leather? Let me know in the comments! ⬇️ #leathercraft #sustainablefashion #pineapple #pineapples

🌍 Challenge time! For the month of March, don’t buy any new clothes. I tried this last month, and trust me, it’s harder than it sounds—retail therapy is real. But by the end, I realized I have everything I need, and buying new clothes only gave me short-term joy followed by buyer’s regret. Plus, the fashion industry is a major environmental culprit, and we have enough clothes on this planet for generations to come. Who’s in? 🧥♻️ #FastFashion #NoNewClothes #EcoFriendly

When you think of solar, you probably picture rooftop panels. But what if I told you we can now put solar on water? Floating solar—or floatovoltaics—turns unused water surfaces into clean energy hubs! ✅ Reduces evaporation & conserves water ✅ Boosts efficiency by 10% thanks to natural cooling ✅ Doesn’t take up valuable land The U.S. has thousands of reservoirs—just a fraction covered in solar could power millions of homes! But there are some ecological concerns, like potential disruptions to aquatic ecosystems. What do you think about floatovoltaics? Let’s talk in the comments! ⬇️ #solar #greenenergy #solarpanels #floatovoltaics #floatingsolar

The fashion industry has a huge environmental impact, and we often don’t see it. Next time you’re tempted to buy something new, remember—there’s already enough clothing on this planet for the next 6 generations! Opt for secondhand and help create a more sustainable circular economy. ♻️ #SustainableFashion #CircularEconomy #BuySecondhand #BuyUsed #fastfashion

Did we miss any? Let me know your favorite eco-friendly kitchen product or practice in the comments below #kitchen #cooking #foodwaste #reusable #kitchenwaste #littergrant #winchesterva

Think "100% compostable" means you can toss it in your backyard bin? Not so fast! Many compostable items—like takeout containers, coffee cups, and mailers—often require commercial composting to break down properly. If they end up in the trash, they won't decompose the way they should. To make the most of these eco-friendly materials, check if there’s a commercial composting facility near you! A quick search or call to your local waste service can help ensure these items actually turn into soil—not waste. 🌿♻️ #Compost #SustainableLiving #ZeroWaste #commercialcomposting

To vote: 1️⃣Visit projectforawesome.com (listed in our bio) 2️⃣Scroll down to “All Videos” 3️⃣Select “Sustainability Matters” from the Charity dropdown menu 4️⃣Watch our video 5️⃣Click Vote 6️⃣Repeat on all your devices 7️⃣Share with friends and family! Remember, voting closes tomorrow at noon (2/19) so be sure to get your votes in before then! Thank you so much to all who have voted and supported our work!! #sustainabilitymatters #habitatrestoration #p4a2025 #projectforawesome

It may be convenient, but the rise of AI and chatbots like ChatGPT is and will continue to have a negative impact on our planet’s health (plus, I think it’s making us all dumber)🌎 This video was inspired by the talented @nikitadumptruck 👍 #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ChatGPT

🌎Comment an eco-friendly habit that everyone should know about ⬇️♻️ #ecofriendly #sustainability #climateaction

Don't toss those used coffee grounds! ☕ Dry them out and stick them in your fridge to neutralize odors—just like baking soda. After a day, sprinkle them in your garden for a zero-waste fertilizer. Easy, sustainable, and totally free! ♻️ #ZeroWaste #Coffee #CoffeeGrounds #FoodWaste #LitterGrant #WinchesterVA

🍫✨ Chocolate that’s better for the planet? Yes, please! River-Sea Chocolates sources cacao only from farms they personally confirm meet high labor and ecological standards—no deforestation, no exploitation, just rich, unique flavors. 🌍Taste the difference for yourself at their store in Chantilly (and soon, Reston!), or grab a sampler online. Your sweet tooth and the planet will thank you! 🍃🍫 #SustainableChocolate #EthicalSourcing #RiverSeaChocolate

📅 Mark your calendars! 📅 On Feb. 11, voting opens for Project for Awesome, and we need your help to win grant funding for our habitat restoration work along the W&OD Trail! 🌱✨ Last year, YOUR votes helped us secure funding to plant a native meadow in Winchester, VA. Now, we’re aiming to restore natural areas along Northern Virginia’s beloved W&OD Trail by removing invasives and planting native species, providing a much needed home for our local wildlife. You can vote once per device, so set a reminder and get ready to make a difference! Every single vote counts. ✅ 🔗 Visit projectforawesome.com to vote starting Feb. 11! #ProjectForAwesome #P4A #P4A2025 #MakingHistoryBloom #SustainabilityMatters #wandodtrail #NOVAParks

2025 is off to a wild start, and not in a good way. Between record-breaking wildfires, stalled clean energy projects, and the US backing out of the Paris Climate Accord, it’s easy to feel like we’re powerless in the face of bad climate policy. But here’s the thing—we still have control over our own actions♻️ Focusing on what we can control beats drowning in eco-anxiety.🌎💚 #ClimateAction #SustainabilityMatters #ClimateChange #ClimateAnxiety