Reducing waste in everyday life is a challenge that’s attracting more and more people. However, with all the eco-friendly trends, helpful advice, and misguided ideas out there, it’s easy to get lost.

For safety reasons, biohazard waste containers are puncture-resistant. This is particularly important when disposing of ...

A plastic drinks bottle is one of the most “recyclable” objects in the modern waste stream. It is lightweight and collected in huge volumes. Yet even for this item, the reality of recycling is messy: ...

It may sound like the stuff of sci-fi movies, but diverting food waste from the landfill and converting it into electricity has become a real thing. William Brangham visited Ben & Jerry’s Vermont ice ...

Lea esta nota en español. For Maria Perez, joining a project to reduce food waste in Washington wasn’t just a job. Her journey with the Duwamish Valley Sustainability Association (DVSA) began when she ...

The world’s biggest consumer goods companies are trying out alternatives to plastic as pollution worries mount, but finding packaging that is truly sustainable without being cumbersome is proving to ...