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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 ...

There’s a lot of waste that comes out of a classroom daily—dried-up markers, used tissues, filled-out worksheets, half-eaten snacks ... the list goes on. A lot of that trash can feel inevitable. But ...

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 ...

"Could you not have a bin in the kitchen," was the catalyst question that sent young chef Doug McMaster on his quest to create the world’s first zero waste restaurant. It might sound like a lofty ...

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 ...

Zero Waste Daniel never saw a fabric scrap he didn’t like. He’s seen a lot of pieces of woven fabric that ended on the cutting room floor of many a designer’s studio. He’s been collecting bits of silk ...

“I remember very well,” says Albert Franch Sunyer of his light bulb moment. “I was inside one of the rubbish rooms in a restaurant in Helsinki. There were five big containers and you couldn’t walk ...

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 ...

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On June 11, 2015, nearly 200 people gathered at a venue in central London, for a sustainability conference hosted by Unilever. The event brought together Unilever employees and suppliers; ...