IKEA plans to cut food waste in half by 2020 — here’s how
You now have one more reason to love IKEA. By 2020, the Swedish company plans to cut food waste by 50% at its stores...
Costa Rica aims to become the first country to ban all single-use plastics
Costa Rica is taking a stand against the plastic waste flooding our oceans and clogging up our landfills: the country...
“Mount Trashmore” of Massachusetts transformed into clean energy hub
Who says there's no such thing as second chances? An historically off-putting landfill in Brockton, Massachusetts,...
Former landfill reborn as education center for underserved citizens in East Palo Alto
A former landfill has traded its dirty past for a new start as a nature reserve at the southern end of the San...
Lawmakers move to halt NYC plastic bag fee
NYC's proposed single-use bag fee could be in danger. NY state senators recently voted to put a halt on the measure,...
5 Ways to make socially responsible clothing choices
According to the Waste & Resources Action Programme, the average U.K. household owns approximately £4,000 worth...
Biodegradable algae water bottles provide a green alternative to plastic
Jónsson said, “I feel there is an urgent need to find ways to replace some of the unreal amount of plastic we...
Starbucks trials recyclable paper coffee cups for potential global use
In the UK, only one in every 400 paper coffee cup is recycled. Starbucks is partnering with Frugalpac, a manufacturer...
Horrifying ‘river of trash’ flows through the capital of Lebanon
Last summer, officials in Beirut, Lebanon closed their main landfill, but they forgot one important thing: they...
This trash fire in Mumbai is so bad it can be seen from space
In late January, a fire broke out in a landfill in Mumbai, India, and the plume of smoke being produced is so massive...
Trash-munching vultures enlisted to find litterbugs in Peru
No longer are vultures to be depicted as heartless, hungry scavengers circling the lost traveler in the desert....
INFOGRAPHIC: The dangerous truth about Styrofoam
It might keep your coffee hot without burning your hand, but plastic foam – more commonly known as Styrofoam...
Hastings-on-Hudson becomes first NY community to ban styrofoam containers and plastic bags
New York City's recent decision to ban single-use styrofoam containers (which will go into effect on July 1st)...
Seattle to embarrass and fine residents who don’t compost
In Seattle, there is now a big difference between trash and food. A new city law makes it illegal to toss out your...
Sustainable Beluga Razors Put a New Spin on a Classic Shave
Did you know that in the United States alone, over 2 billion disposable razors are thrown in the garbage every...
Can the $40 Billion Great Garuda Project Stop Jakarta From Sinking Into the Sea?
Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, is sinking into the sea. And forget the fuss about Venice dropping at a rate of...
Sweden Now Recycles a Staggering 99 Percent of its Garbage
Sweden now recycles or reuses an incredible 99 percent of its waste, an improvement on the already impressive 2012...
Port Sunlight River Park: Former Landfill Reborn as Beautiful Park and Wildlife Habitat
Formerly known as Bromborough Dock, the site was used as a landfill for 15 years until it closed in 2006. Multi-million...
World’s First Recyclable Paper Cup Set to Hit UK Streets
Feel guilty every time you have to get a disposable cup for your latte? Soon you could be saying goodbye to that...
Could Present Architecture’s Green Loop Composting Park Concept Be the Future of NYC Sanitation?
The new Green Loop facilities would be built on top of artificial islands connected to the boroughs via jetties....
Could These Artificial Composting Islands Be the Future of NYC Sanitation?
No one wants a landfill in their backyard, but the alternative - trucking garbage to other states - is an obvious...
Treeson’s Brilliant Biodegradable Water Bottles are Recycled as Clean Energy
After Treeson water company founder Carlton Solle took a trip to Costa Rica with his family five...
San Francisco’s Fancy New Clothing Donation Bins to Help Divert Waste from Landfills
San Francisco wants to encourage more clothing donations in an effort to eliminate unneeded waste in its landfills....
New York City Votes to Ban Styrofoam
New York has become the largest U.S. city to ban single-use Styrofoam containers after a unanimous city council...
San Francisco’s Bottled Water Ban Set to be Among the Nation’s Strictest
Photo via Shutterstock San Francisco's Board of Supervisors are poised to approve one of the strictest bans...
Scientists Develop the World’s First Method to Comprehensively Recycle Footwear
Scientists from Loughborough University have made great strides in the effort to recycle old footwear. Their process...
Phonebloks: Modular Phone Snaps Together Like LEGO Bricks So You Never Have to Throw It Away
It seems like most people get a new cellphone every year these days - and while that’s good news for phone manufacturers...
Mitchell Joachim Wants to 3D Print Cities Using ‘Smart Trash’ From the World’s Overflowing Landfills
The world's landfills are literally overflowing. According to 2008 figures (and we've added a few people since...
England’s Essex Wildlife Trust Turns Landfill into 120 Acre Nature Park
Image© Frank Lumsden In an effort to create a cleaner and greener future, last week the Essex Wildlife Trust...
Plastic Waste-Powered Airplane to Fly 10,500 Miles from Sydney to London
Australian pilot Jeremy Rowsell is set to break new boundaries for alternative energy by flying from Australia...
