Atolla combines technology with design to customize sustainable skincare
The skincare market has exploded with so many options that sometimes it feels like you need a PhD just to pick...
Lawmakers are pushing gadget manufacturers with the Right to Repair movement
The amount of electronics that we are throwing away each year is growing at an exponential rate, and this toxic...
UK’s Guardian switches to biodegradable wrapping for newspapers
The Guardian — a national newspaper in the U.K. — has ditched its polythene packaging and replaced it with...
Millions of Christmas candles are heading to the landfill this month
The holiday season has come and gone, but part of our Christmas decorations will be here forever — or at least...
9 sustainable living tips to take from our grandparents
Our grandparents and great-grandparents lived in a simpler time, and we aren’t just talking about technology....
National Parks are being trashed during the government shutdown
As the government shutdown continues, many National Parks are suffering from a lack of staff as well as a complete...
Simple tips to reduce single-use plastic
In recent years, it has become more and more clear that single-use plastics are having a devastating impact on...
In China, a billion cockroaches are leading the fight against food waste
Warning: This story could make your skin crawl. As China’s cities continue to grow at a rapid pace, problems...
Cheap drainage nets keep water pollution at bay in Australia
Water pollution is a growing crisis around the world, but one city in Australia is doing its part to tackle the...
REPREVE: sustainable multi-use fiber made from recycled water bottles
Single-use water bottles have become a target for environmentalists concerned about the amount of petroleum required...
Twenty aims to dramatically reduce the waste of household products
Dubai Design Week — an annual event celebrating and promoting design and creativity — took place earlier this...
6 tips to reduce your foodprint while dining out
When you eat at home, it is relatively easy to make choices that will lower your 'foodprint,' because you are in...
Billions of pounds of pumpkin will go to the landfill after Halloween
Over the past few weeks, millions of people have bought nutritious, tasty treats that they won’t eat, and after...
Indonesia accepts plastic bottles in exchange for free bus rides
Plastic waste is a huge problem in Indonesia, and this has led the country’s second-largest city to come up with...
Microplastics have made their way into human poop
Each year, humans around the world produce about 882 billion pounds of plastic waste, and about 80 percent of it...
Oregon initiates first modern statewide refillable glass bottle system in the US
At the beginning of the century, refillable bottles were the only option when you purchased a beer or soda from...
How to throw a fun, zero waste Halloween party
October is flying by, and Halloween will be here before you know it. To celebrate the holiday, many of us like...
Virgin Atlantic plane takes flight with fuel from recycled waste
A Virgin Atlantic plane flying from Orlando to London has become the first commercial flight to use jet fuel partly...
A disgraceful cascade of trash follows a rare Yellowstone Ear Spring geyser eruption
While tourists flock from all corners of the globe to witness the Yellowstone National Park geysers such as famous...
Global movement will call out consumer brands most responsible for plastic pollution
The Story of Stuff Project is launching a global call to action in combating plastic pollution. The ambitious initiative...
Hurricane Florence could cause dangerous floods of toxic sludge and animal waste
Torrential rains are not the only thing Hurricane Florence will bring once it hits landfall. The massive storm...
Indonesia mobilizes 20,000 citizens to clean up plastic pollution
Indonesia wastes upward of 10 billion plastic bags every year, making it the second highest polluter of plastic...
Glowing labyrinth made from plastic waste pops up in Buenos Aires
Over 15,000 plastic bottles were temporarily given a new lease on life as a glowing labyrinth in Vatican Square,...
The Agraloop turns food waste into sustainable clothing fibers
Don't throw it out — throw it on. The Agraloop Bio-Refinery, a new technology developed by materials science...
This LEED Gold wastewater treatment center is helping a community rethink poo
As anyone who’s been to a community meeting knows, the NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) syndrome is often a frustrating...
New study suggests that plastic waste may be transformed into usable energy
A new study from the Earth Engineering Center (EEC|CCNY) at the Grove School of Engineering of the City College...
This groundbreaking new machine can recycle 220 pounds of diapers in a single hour
It takes hundreds of years for disposable diapers to decompose in landfills - but this new machine can turn 220...
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is growing at an exponential rate
Scientists recently found that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - now three times the size of France - is showing...
Two men build a floating “Fatberg” island in Amsterdam
Friends Mike Thompson and Arne Hendriks have created a floating island made of fat, a "Fatberg" as they call it....
It “sounded like an explosion:” avalanche of trash kills 16 people in Mozambique
A devastating garbage landslide precipitated by heavy rainfall wounded six people and killed 16 in Maputo, Mozambique,...