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Dear EarthTalk: I’ve heard about “Zero Waste” grocery stores in Europe where everything is sold in bulk and customers bring and fill up their own reusable containers and bags. When will we get some of ...

SAN DIEGO — Some businesses aren't just making the green, they're turning certified green. A grocery store in North County prides itself on sustainable living, freshness, cost-effectiveness and ...

Millions of tons of plastic products end up in landfills in the United States each year, where they are often incinerated because they cannot be recycled for various reasons. The World Health ...

Imagine buying three gallons of milk at the store, driving home and pouring one of them down the sink. Or ordering three pizzas, then just dumping one of them into the garbage can. That’s not just a ...

A Sustainable Home on Broadway Street has vegan soaps, conditioners, shave bars, facial mists, body butters, aprons, reusable mop pads, hand brushes, toilet scrubs and bamboo toilet paper. All of it ...

Augusta got its first zero-waste refill store when Alexia Gonzalez opened Earth Pantry at 1026 Broad St. on Nov. 4. The idea is that customers bring in any container they have – cereal box, detergent ...

Discovering zero-waste snacks is a delightful way to make the most out of kitchen scraps and reduce food waste. With a little ...

Tracking food waste can save you hundreds — maybe even thousands — of dollars a year. Here are some expert tips for how to eat what you buy and buy only what you will eat. Three-quarters of a red ...

In L.A., most of us have some experience purchasing things by weight. Nuts and dried fruit at Sprouts. Last-minute meals from the hot bar at Whole Foods. Weed at the weed store. At a growing number of ...

Next time you need your succulent re-potted or have to re-stock your laundry detergent, then consider stopping by Boston’s first and only zero waste store that recently returned to the neighborhood ...