I know what you are going to say. We’ve known for decades “what difference recycling can make,” so why is it still so darn hard? Besides being good for the planet, in a single year, according to the Recycling Economic Information (REI) Report, recycling and reuse activities in the United…

Lutfia C. is working toward her PhD in public health at the University at Buffalo. She was born in Bangladesh but now lives in Buffalo with her mom and brother. She wants to pursue a career as an environmental health educator. That may explain why, as a PIPs for School…

Yuck is all I can say. According to our friends at Beyond Plastic, “We are all ingesting roughly a credit card worth (5 grams) of plastics each week.” A recent study found microplastics, which research has shown “act as endocrine-disrupting chemicals,” are contained in a stunning 93% of the globally-sourced…

Daneyda (Danny) is passionate about school, her mom, and helping others. “Mostly it’s my mother,” she explains. “Because thanks to her I have this great opportunity to be in this place right now and to be studying,” something she acknowledges her mother…

Dear Friends: I’ll tell you more below about why you want to switch to the world’s leading climate-positive banking alternative, but first, I want to be totally clear that when you open and fund an Atmos account through this link, they will make a donation to PIPs Education Fund (PEF)…

February, Schmebruary. For some, there is no worse month. It may be short, they say, but when will it ever end? I love February. February comes from a Latin word, “februa” — to cleanse, to purify. The Roman Februalia was a month of purification and atonement. February is the month…

“My life goal is to always be truthful to myself,” says Maria Boyan-Azumally, a student at Southern New Hampshire University, aspiring private investigator, mother of two, and PIPs for School (P4S) Scholar, “Whether it’s in my personal life or…in my career…I just want to hold [on] to that part where…

People have been known to snicker when I tell them we award PIPs, or Positive Impact Points, to our PIPs Rewards™ App users for taking the bus, refilling water bottles, and recycling. These are valuable points that can be converted into scholarship grants and gift cards for food and other…

Can you think of a game that uses some form of currency (coins, tokens, etc.) to encourage people to keep playing? Have you ever gotten hooked on such a game, motivated to earn a reward? Now, imagine if instead of virtual coins that allow you to level up or unlock…