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 ...

Garbage is inevitable in most stores. Even bulk-food and produce aisles are lined with rolls of thin, clingy plastic bags. At The Realm Refillery in Northeast Portland, however, shopping for food and ...

Every day, the world throws away more than a billion meals while nearly 800 million people face hunger. This startling ...

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 ...

January marks International Zero Waste Month, a growing global observance that calls for systemic action from governments, industries, and all sectors to reduce waste at its source and prevent ...

“Nofy Maitso” is a zero-waste house, dedicated to education for sustainable development. WWF supports innovation and encourages innovative projects initiated by the youth. The Nofy maitso house is one ...

When cleaning your house, it’s easy to avoid using products that create waste or can harm the environment. Instead of relying ...

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, ...

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 ...

No one will ever accuse Miami of being a “crunchy granola” kind of city. We live in a world that’s more about conspicuous consumption than tree-hugging. And yet, we see more and more electric car ...