These Tennesseans are finding ways to live without adding to the landfill. But they aren’t finding a lot of “zero waste” company. Zach and Sadie McElrath’s six-year-old daughter saw something at a ...

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 ...

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SEATTLE — On the surface, the Wall family looks like most families with two young kids, but there is one extraordinary thing about them — this family of four lives zero waste, or very close. For mom ...

Globally, tens of millions of metric tonnes of plastic and solid waste are generated each year – 10 times more than a century ago, according to World Bank researchers. Malaysia is no exception. Waste ...

(Bloomberg) — Amber Haukedahl’s journey to zero-waste shopping started with a toothbrush. Four years ago, the conservation biologist from Minneapolis decided to cut down on her plastic consumption, ...

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 ...

JOHN Lennon imagined a world with “all the people living life in peace.” President John F. Kennedy told his fellow Americans “to ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your ...

Tucked away in the mountains of Japan’s Shikoku island, a town of about 1,500 residents is on an ambitious path toward a zero-waste life. In 2003, Kamikatsu became the first municipality in Japan to ...

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, ...

The subway, vital to city living. But after around 40 years, most Osaka Metro subway cars are scrapped. Thanks to two creators, a new upcycling project is underway. Designer Takayama Katsumi and bag ...

The Japanese southern island of Okinawa Prefecture, warm all year, this popular tourist spot is home to "Ryukyu Glass," a local industry for over 100 years. Glass blower Matsumoto Sakae insists on ...