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 ...

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 ...

For many people, cooking, eating, and sharing meals with loved ones are some of life’s greatest pleasures. Yet, for those of us who are concerned with the health of the planet, cooking and eating aren ...

Delaware County Council adopted the county’s first-ever Zero Waste Plan, which is intended to dramatically reduce the amount of waste sent to either an incinerator or landfill. “If we want to see a ...

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This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Almost a decade ago, Kathryn Kellogg started storing all of her trash—every receipt, sticker, wrapper, and ...

YOU wear organic T-shirts. You hang your clothes to dry. You recycle your unloved suits and dresses. But frankly, that’s just the tip of the green iceberg. Today’s truly fashion-forward have a more ...

Carrot tops, potato peels and bones quickly go from your cutting board to the trash bin, but no more. These are just a few ingredients at the center of the zero-waste movement, promising to make meals ...

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 ...

A recent study led by NYSP2I revealed that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (the Port Authority) currently keeps 59 percent of waste out of landfills—but that figure could rise to 75 ...