These zero-wasters have ditched the trash can almost entirely. Pick and choose from their tips for going zero waste to shrink your own waste (plus any eco-guilt). These days, knowing how to recycle ...

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 ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. — It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but for many people, it can also be the most wasteful. On average, Americans throw away 25% more trash during the holiday season, according ...

Plastic bottles, food scraps and cardboard boxes don’t just disappear once tossed in the garbage. They might be out of sight, but they’re not out of mind. Instead, they wind up in landfills or foul ...

For parents with young kids, it has already begun: the messaging onslaught from the advertising machine, telling you that you need to buy everything new, that a new school year requires new supplies.

Megean Weldon, author of “An Almost Zero Waste Life,” is the mother of a 3½-year-old, so she understands the attraction to kid-related disposable items. But because she was on a journey to living with ...

On Aug. 8, the Virginia Beach City Council signed a resolution, on the recommendation of the Virginia Beach Clean Community Commission (VBCCC), that recognizes the first full week of September as Zero ...

Halloween and Día de los Muertos are quickly approaching, and the city of Arcata’s Environmental Services Department has collected some tricks for going “zero waste” this holiday season. They include: ...

It’s the year that the Swedish concept of flygskam, or flying shame, hit headlines around the world. Now, it’s November and time for holiday travel. Unfortunately, you might feel like you’re choosing ...