(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, ...

A zero waste home seeks to avoid landfill waste by giving preference to materials that are recyclable, reusable, or ...

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“Our planet is choking in plastic,” states the United Nations. While the man-made material has many valuable uses, our addiction to single-use plastic products has led to severe economic, health and ...

Garbage is inevitable in most stores. Even bulk-food and produce aisles are lined with rolls of thin, clingy plastic bags. At The Realm Refillery in Northeast Portland, however, shopping for food and ...

A NEW GROCERY store in Bedford has customers shopping in a whole new way with a focus on eliminating waste. Live Free Refillery, which is said to be New Hampshire’s first zero-waste grocery store, ...

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Designers from around the world find inspiration in traditional garment making in their quest to eliminate fabric waste. By Hahna Yoon This article is part of a series examining Responsible Fashion, ...

In the late 1990s, the designer Issey Miyake unleashed his game-changing A-POC project, an early attempt at zero-waste fashion. The process involved feeding a single piece of thread into an industrial ...

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 ...