Workers carry and organize plastic bottles in the Dongxiaokou village on the outskirts of Beijing. The small village is the destination of much of Beijing's recyclable waste. Roughly 700 families sift ...

As the necessity for the zero waste movement grows, cities across the U.S. are beginning to see more zero waste and bulk goods stores. To many residents, the concept may be new, but for others, the ...

Depression-era and postwar households operated on a thrift ethic that made waste feel genuinely shameful, not just inefficient. Grandmothers routinely saved bacon grease, boiled bones into stock, and ...

In recent years, the zero waste movement has gained significant momentum as people continue to further their reflections about the environmental implications behind their everyday actions. This ...

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 tahini, to memorize the composting schedule, and to develop a reflexive ...

Unilever today announced a new industry-leading achievement of sending zero non-hazardous waste to landfill across more than 600 sites, in 70 countries, including factories, warehouses, distribution ...

Plastic waste is an increasingly growing problem across the globe. It pollutes our ecosystems and threatens biodiversity. Unfortunately, plastic waste has been increasing due to dropping recycling ...

As sustainability and climate change dominate the headlines globally, zero waste grocery stores are landing on the front page of U.S. newspapers as well. A nod to the zero-waste movement, these ...

My freshman year of college, I shifted my self-care routines to heavily incorporate baking soda. The nontoxic powder became much more to me than a rising agent in baked goods. I used it as toothpaste, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Jennifer Allen | Associated Press Carrot tops, potato peels and bones quickly go from your cutting board to the trash bin, but no more. These are just a few ...

The Zero Waste Festival brought sustainability, culture, art, technology and energy efficiency together in Istanbul, turning zero waste from a policy goal into a hands-on public experience for more ...