January marks International Zero Waste Month, a growing global observance that calls for systemic action from governments, industries, and all sectors to ...

Discovering zero-waste snacks is a delightful way to make the most out of kitchen scraps and reduce food waste. With a little ...

Imagine buying three gallons of milk at the store, driving home and pouring one of them down the sink. Or ordering three pizzas, then just dumping one of them into the garbage can. That’s not just a ...

Trying to live sustainably as a college student can be a struggle. Sustainability has many different aspects that can make it overwhelming for students who want to be involved. By using the resources ...

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 ...

Plastic can feel impossible to avoid at the grocery store, from packaging on produce to single-use bags at checkout. Every trip resulted in a mound of plastic on my counter when I got home this year, ...

Your vanity is likely filled with bottles, jars and tubes of beauty products. And eventually, those containers get thrown away (or, hopefully, recycled). But what if you didn’t have to worry about any ...

Chef Doug McMaster at Silo Restaurant in London. Launched in 2014, Silo billed itself as the world's first zero-waste restaurant. Since then, a number of restaurants at every price point, from cafes, ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Now in its third year, the challenge encourages participants to avoid creating trash or recycling ...

Andrée Nieuwjaer, a 67-year-old resident of Roubaix, France, is what one might call a frugal shopper. Her fridge is full of produce that she got for free. Over the summer, she ate peaches, plums, ...

Delaware County Council adopted the county’s first-ever Zero Waste Plan, which is intended to dramatically reduce the amount of waste sent to either an incinerator or landfill. “If we want to see a ...

“When you make sourdough, you never know how much you’re going to need,” McMaster tells Observer, speaking from his London restaurant in August. “Bread is the number one wasted food product in the ...