With tailored, evidence-based policies, the U.S. can relieve the burden on local and municipal governments, communities, and ...

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, ...

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In 2018, Kroger publicly pledged to phase out single-use plastic bags by 2025. As reported by The Louisville Courier Journal, ...

Kroger just broke its own promise to eliminate single-use plastic bags in its stores by the end of 2025. Now the company is ...

This article is part of CNN Underscored’s Earth Week, a weeklong focus on our planet and ways to celebrate and preserve it. We’ll be featuring tips on how to live more sustainably, products to help ...

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

Just inside the entrance to the CALS Zone in Mann Library, between the gray trash can and blue recycling bin, sits an unassuming white bin — one of many that can be found across campus. These bins are ...

Maybe you’ve done dry January — the trend that originated in the United Kingdom of cutting out alcohol for the first month of the year. Maybe this is the year to try Plastic Free July. The idea took ...

A Midland refill shop is leading a statewide Zero Waste Month challenge, uniting 10 Michigan refill stores to promote simple, ...

Volunteers at a Zero Waste Capital District station. A Zero Waste Capital District composting area in Tivoli Park in Albany. Tina Lieberman at a Zero Waste Capital District fair station. Attending the ...