The town of Mt. Crested Butte is developing a zero-waste events plan to implement at events occurring in the town. Town staff presented beginnings of the plan with the town council for input during ...

A recent study led by NYSP2I revealed that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (the Port Authority) currently keeps 59 percent of waste out of landfills—but that figure could rise to 75 ...

Transform your kitchen into an eco-friendly space with essential zero waste items. These tools help minimize waste while promoting sustainable living.

It’s not every day that you see the words “zero waste” and “climate” in the same sentence. Zero waste practitioners, both individuals and civil society organizations, vie for individual lifestyle ...

Your vanity is likely filled with bottles, jars and tubes of beauty products. And eventually, those containers get thrown away (or, hopefully, recycled). But what if you didn’t have to worry about any ...

This story is part of the Grist arts and culture series Remember When, a weeklong exploration of what happened to the climate solutions that once clogged our social feeds. Almost a decade ago, Kathryn ...

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Almost a decade ago, Kathryn Kellogg started storing all of her trash—every receipt, sticker, wrapper, and ...

Carrot tops, potato peels and bones quickly go from your cutting board to the trash bin, but no more. These are just a few ingredients at the center of the zero-waste movement, promising to make meals ...

It was a pleasant summer day along the waters off the coast of Guanacaste, Costa Rica when marine biologist Christine Figgener captured the heartrending video that sparked the movement to ban plastic ...

In New Zealand, several bold experiments are trying to reduce waste. They include innovative restaurants and refill-and-deposit programs. Here’s how you can experience them. Inside a frenetic kitchen ...