It started with a presentation to the Grover Beach Rotary Club by John Weiss of the Morro Bay Eco Rotary Club in August 2011. Eco Rotary clubs are a new type of Rotary club that concentrate on ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. Zero waste is a movement that has gained popularity in ...

New York City not too long ago had a landfill you could see from space. Now it has a plan to get to “zero waste” in the next 15 years–a task that might seem impossible to anyone who has wandered the ...

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When she was 15, Ava Langridge watched a YouTube video that explained how environmental activist Lauren Singer fit four years of trash into a 16-ounce mason jar. Inspired, the Bay Area teen embarked ...

Stay on track with your zero waste efforts by joining an inspiring community doing the same thing. Instagram is a great platform for educating people about zero waste. Because it is so conducive to ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The idea of an existence free from single-use plastic is ...

Torquay United has renewed its partnership with Devon Contract Waste (DCW) in a bid to keep its home ground clean while tackling environmental challenges. The waste management provider will remain the ...

At my local supermarket here in Hong Kong, plastic is king. Avocados and oranges are individually swaddled in plastic wrap. Apples come in hard plastic clamshells. Bananas, despite having their own ...

Zero Waste is defined as: The conservation of all resources by means of responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging and materials without burning and with no ...