Responsible Chemistry

Q&A with Mike Swanson, Merchant for Outside Garden, Soils and Mulch

What flour is to baking, soil is to growing. And good gardeners are particular about their soil. They care as much about what’s not in it as what is. After all, growing is a process, and as with baking, there’s more than one way to bake a cake. One person who knows the ins and …
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Circularity

Q&A with Michael Parent, Featured Associate for The Home Depot #SustainabilitySquad

Within The Home Depot, there is a large contingency of eco-conscious associates. They call themselves the Sustainability Squad, and they are living proof that Eco Actions make a difference. They are living a DIY sustainability lifestyle. Each month, we sit down with members of the Sustainability Squad to learn more about their inspiration and motivation …
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Carbon Emissions

The Home Depot Recognized by ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award

The Home Depot has been recognized for the 14th time as an ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for its contributions to energy conservation through customer education and promoting ENERGY STAR products. Because this is the third time in a row that The Home Depot has been recognized as such, ENERGY STAR has recognized us …
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3M Plastics Reduction Includes Recycled Materials in Packing Tape Products

Circularity

What You Need to Know About 3M’s Commitment to Reducing Plastics

At 3M, sustainability commitments and product life cycle innovation are more than phrases issued in press releases and annual reports – they are woven into the culture. That’s true for reducing plastics too. Sustainability acts like a motivational challenge to design products that not only address end-user needs, but also solve environmental challenges. When The …
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Sustainable Forestry

Merchant Q&A: Sourcing Better Building Products

For a lot of people, The Home Depot is synonymous with lumber. When they think of The Home Depot, they picture the big, orange, cantilevered racks stacked with wood products. After all, so many home improvement projects involve a trip to the lumber aisle. Recently, we sat down with Katie Hunt, Associate Merchant for Lumber …
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Carbon Emissions

This Weatherproofing Campaign Has Our Seal of Approval

­­Winter is officially here, and with winter comes low temperatures and high energy bills. But it doesn’t have to be that way, and with the help of the See, Feel, Seal campaign – and a talking seal – you’ll be on your way to saving money, the electrical grid and the planet. How? Through air-sealing. …
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Water Conservation

The Home Depot Brings WaterSense to the Georgia Aquarium

The Georgia Aquarium is one of the largest aquariums in the world. It’s also home to one of the world’s most diverse and abundant collections of aquatic life. The Georgia Aquarium contains over 100 different aquatic habitats and holds more than 10 million gallons of water. All that water makes it an ideal space to …
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Sustainable Forestry

Fresh-Cut Christmas Trees: From Their Family to Yours

The Home Depot is the nation’s largest seller of fresh-cut Christmas trees. Despite the enormity of the operation, it’s still possible to put a face with your holiday tree. That’s because The Home Depot sources trees from a network of growers, many of whom are family farms that work exclusively with The Home Depot. If …
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