The world is facing a growing waste challenge linked to unsustainable production and consumption, with humanity generating up to 2.3 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste each year. This year’s ...

Adopting a zero waste lifestyle is about making mindful choices to reduce waste and live sustainably. From cutting plastic ...

Reducing waste in everyday life is a challenge that’s attracting more and more people. However, with all the eco-friendly ...

Zero Waste Week, Sept. 4-8, serves as a time to bring awareness to pollution and waste that goes into the environment as well as provide resources for people to do their part in being more sustainable ...

As landfills overflow, oceans choke on plastic, and climate change accelerates, more people are waking up to the urgent need for sustainable living. Among the most impactful lifestyle changes gaining ...

Trying to live sustainably as a college student can be a struggle. Sustainability has many different aspects that can make it overwhelming for students who want to be involved. By using the resources ...

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 ...

Johanna Eriksson, Swedish teaching professor and the University of Michigan Scandinavian Program director, sorts and throws away trash with students LSA Junior Max Hafner and LSA sophomore Arvid ...

Looking for ways to personally minimize waste in your lifestyle habits or routine? It doesn't have to be that hard. In fact, its quite easy and can often help minimize clutter in your life! Start to ...

Purdue University is committed to preserving a balance between protecting the health of people and the environment, while accommodating increasingly sophisticated and productive research operations.

Byrd’s Filling Station store owner Laura Porter holds a sign she displays in her front window of her business in San Mateo, Calif., on July 13, 2023. Porter estimates she has saved over 62,000 plastic ...

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 ...