Three years is a long time to carry a mason jar to a restaurant. It's long enough to learn which bulk stores stock unpackaged ...

Down to Earth is a monthly environmental column that explores what it means to live sustainably. Whether it’s a coffee cup, plastic spoon or chip bag, all the trash thrown away on Ohio State’s ...

New year, new recycling habits. Starting in the spring 2025 semester, Marycrest Residence Hall will have brand new recycling hubs and zero-waste signage. The recycling hubs are centrally located in ...

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Chef Doug McMaster at Silo Restaurant in London. Launched in 2014, Silo billed itself as the world's first zero-waste restaurant. Since then, a number of restaurants at every price point, from cafes, ...

“When you make sourdough, you never know how much you’re going to need,” McMaster tells Observer, speaking from his London restaurant in August. “Bread is the number one wasted food product in the ...

(He has no work to perform, yet through Him, all works are performed — Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.8) There are kitchens that feed families, some that feed communities, and then there is the kitchen of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kaila Yu is an LA-based luxury food, travel and culture journalist. According to the United Nations, an estimated 19% food of all ...

The waste is moved by a conveyor belt to a larger machine, where it is separated into organic and plastic materials through a rapid spinning ...

Global waste and water crises are part of the same interconnected system, and commitments expected at this year's global ...

Wärtsilä’s MBR technology produces compliant effluent samples to the highest standards. Image courtesy Wärtsilä In recent years the specifications for most newbuild cruise ships have included the ...