Explore effective steps toward a zero waste lifestyle that promote sustainability and reduce environmental impact. Learn how small changes yield big benefits.

Reducing waste in everyday life is a challenge that’s attracting more and more people. However, with all the eco-friendly trends, helpful advice, and misguided ideas out there, it’s easy to get lost.

Fruits and vegetables are a key part of a healthy diet, but they can be particularly subject to waste of various types. The produce industry is actively seeking to minimize those losses The US Food ...

Today marks America Recycles Day, dedicated to promoting recycling and waste reduction across the country. Yet, as we celebrate, it’s worth asking: How effective is recycling, really? Despite decades ...

In addition to incorporating more fresh fruits and vegetables into your diet and streamlining your grocery budget, another critical aspect of food shopping is proper storage and maximizing shelf life.

Every experiment produces results—and byproducts. Plastics, solvents, and energy use add up quickly in research settings, but a growing number of laboratories are showing that waste doesn’t have to be ...

When it comes to consumer food waste, the numbers can be staggering, but consider this: More than one-third of “all available food goes uneaten through loss or waste” in the United States, according ...

As consumers, we all have an obligation to conserve our resources and reduce the amount of waste we dispose of. And it's not that hard, too. Everyone can start implementing little life changes that ...

Electric e-bikes make cycling easier, faster and more accessible. They are already playing an important role in reducing the environmental impact of transport, particularly when they replace a trip in ...

Refilling a bottle instead of throwing it away has become a popular way for people to reduce waste — a small, tangible action in response to larger environmental problems. But whether refilling ...

Linda Thompson Gonzalez’s Another Viewpoint piece on solid waste and Broward’s poor recycling rate should be mandatory reading for anyone who sends trash to the county landfill (Can we put 5 million ...