This article is part of CNN Underscored’s Earth Week, a weeklong focus on our planet and ways to celebrate and preserve it. We’ll be featuring tips on how to live more sustainably, products to help ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

While you can donate old T-shirts and jeans, you’re likely to just toss your used socks in the trash. But now, Smartwool wants you to give them your old socks—from any brand—so that they can recycle ...

What comes after Earth Day? An avalanche of socks. A North Carolina nonprofit called Material Return has teamed with Smartwool, a major American clothing producer, to collect 400,000 pairs of socks ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Colin Rosemont A good pair of ski socks can make or break your day on the ...

When I first sauntered into my local outdoor store to purchase a pair of hiking-specific socks, I balked at the price tag. “How can something so simple as a pair of foot sleeves cost over 20 dollars?” ...