The Iowa Waste Reduction Program’s report for the last fiscal year shows they worked with some 5,200 businesses to find a home for items that no longer needed. Iowa Waste Exchange Coordinator Shelly ...

Zero Waste Humboldt will honor several local businesses and organizations at “Zero Heroes Night,” a virtual celebration set for Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. The public is invited. For nearly a decade, Zero Waste ...

Major supermarket chains are updating their technologies and operating procedures in a drive to reduce food waste and enhance operating efficiencies, according to recently released case studies by the ...

Electronic devices power nearly every part of modern life—from smartphones and laptops to smart appliances and wearable tech. But behind this convenience lies one of the fastest-growing waste streams ...

Waste management has evolved from a linear model of “take–make–dispose” to a more sustainable framework predicated on reduction, reuse and recycling within a circular economy. Contemporary strategies ...

Recycle has been a buzz word for quite some time, and it’s now become a way of life as more communities say they recognize the need to find sustainable ways to reduce waste and recycle more to protect ...

Carnival Corporation & plc announced that it has reached a milestone in its efforts to grow sustainable operations from ship to shore. The world’s largest cruise company has thus far achieved a ...

Construction waste is a massive problem; it accounts for up to 30 percent of all waste generated worldwide, and is expected to reach 2.2 billion tons globally by 2025. With as much as 30 percent of ...

This story is co-published with The Guardian and supported by The Heinrich Böll Foundation. Andrée Nieuwjaer, a 67-year-old resident of Roubaix, France, is what one might call a frugal shopper. In ...