It's one thing to want to live a low-waste lifestyle, but it's another thing to actually take the steps necessary to live it. Frankly, it's hard living a low-waste lifestyle, since so many essential ...

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, ...

This article is part of 'An Optimist's Guide to the End of the World,' a collection of stories aimed at disproving the idea that humanity is doomed. The idea of a "zero waste" lifestyle is a growing ...

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 ...

MILL VALLEY, Calif. (KGO) -- Zero Waste expert Bea Johnson is marooned in the desert by COVID-19, but she is still reducing trash and says you can too, even in a pandemic. Since 2008, Johnson's family ...

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 ...

These zero waste tips should hopefully give you some inspiration to jumpstart your zero waste journey. Start small. It’s ...

An Italian couple spent just $3,500 on their dream wedding — and managed to keep it zero waste. Anna Masiello, 28, and Diogo Linhares, 29, decorated their family’s home with vegan unpackaged candles, ...

Many environmentally conscious Americans have started participating in the zero waste movement — and no, it’s not just a vegetarian/vegan diet or simply making the effort to shower for less time and ...

Plastic bottles, carry bags, six-pack rings, plastic straws, disposable cutlery and styrofoam takeout containers—plastic products like these are so ubiquitous that we barely even notice them, let ...

Around one-third of the food produced worldwide—that's fit for human consumption—gets spoiled or squandered every year, according to the United Nations (UN). This massive wastage of food isn't just ...