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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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has been honoured with the Global Zero Waste Special Citation Award, the highest category conferred by the Zero Waste Foundation, underscoring the country’s leadership and ...

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 ...

“Up to now, we’ve put all our efforts into recycling the waste that we generate. Today, however, we’re starting to look earlier in the process, to reusing and reducing the things that were once ...

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 ...

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 ...

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