Black Bin: Everyone Wins When You Use the Right Bin Los Angeles

 

Throwing your trash away properly greatly helps waste professionals manage the millions of pounds of trash Angelenos produce every day. Official LA Sanitation info on proper waste disposal. Please make sure your trash is disposed of in a safe and orderly way.

(More images can be found in our Everyone Wins When You Use the Right Bin Gallery section.) 

Gia Mora: Tips For Makeup

The most important thing to Gia when selecting new makeup is to know that it is not harmful to her, animals or the environment. Her favorite source to find out if a product is harmful is Environmental Working Group's Skin Deep Cosmetic Database. They have rated 64k products for safety so the public can make informed decisions since "the U.S. government doesn't review the safety of products before they're sold." EWG makes checking the safety of the beauty product very easy. 

 

Gia's favorite makeup brands: 

Yes to Carrots

Sheer Miracle

Physicians Formula Organic Wear

and for application Eco Tools

There is a little legwork involved with finding the safest products but you are worth it. 

Saving Butts for the Homeless

A couple of days ago Jasmina and I were picking up cigarette butts and other litter around Lincoln and Rose in Venice.  It's a heavy traffic area so there are plenty of littered cigarettes. We collected a nice size bag. Towards the end of our pickup a homeless man approuched us to let us know we were taking away his and other homeless peoples cigarettes. When they are littered and if there is any tobacco left then those butts get picked up and smoked he explained. We had not thought of that and apologized for taking them away. He appreciated that we were trying to keep them from being washed down the storm drains and dumped into the ocean. We made an agreement with him. If the cigarette is not wet, filthy dirty and has tobacco left we will leave them near a garbage can where they can be used up and enjoyed. He was cool with that.

Beautiful Purpose

There are thousands of fashion models in every major city in the world. It is a fiercely competitive industry. Very few models have careers that last a decade and even fewer become household names. In my experience as a booker most models start their careers in their teens and by their mid-twenties it is already winding down. Only the most fortunate models can make a living just from modeling. With so much importance placed on looks and booking jobs, it is easy for models to feel depleted and judged. Seeing this tough aspect of the industry first hand and empathizing with the models is part of the core inspiration of Model Environment. There are not enough positive outlets for models to express themselves. Sharing their beauty and loving hearts by helping worthy causes is a much healthier form of expression for models and for our society. It gives more to build a life around than just appearances. 

1,2,3 Organics with Jesse Golden

Thank you Jesse Golden.

1. Why organics shouldn't go to landfills or incinerators, The Organics Project.

2. Everyone Wins When You Use the Right Bins Los Angeles .  

3. LA take a free compost class at Griffith Park. Schedule and information.