Bet you didn’t know that half the files on your computer have not been used since the day they were created. And the answer to getting rid of them efficiently can be found in your garbage can.

Reduce, reuse, recycle — it’s an exhortation that’s become universal. For decades, the phrase has been used on posters and public service announcements, encouraging well-meaning citizens to cut down ...

There are many causes of climate change. One example is cutting down trees. This is a problem that some people don’t know about. Carbon dioxide is released from the trunk when it breaks down or gets ...

Big F&B companies are taking steps to advance waste solutions, even as current product packaging continues to accumulate. No one can question that we have a global problem with food and beverage waste ...

The final “R” of the three determines what happens to an item once it is truly out of our hands. To recycle is to consciously ...

A fourth "R" is being added to "reduce, reuse and recycle": Recirculation. Instead of recycling old products, a non-profit in North Carolina is recirculating used to-go food containers and bottles.

Every empty plastic bottle has the potential to become something useful instead of ending up in a rubbish bin. With a little ...

Matt Schulz and Natassja Uraine met during the pandemic. They got to know each other while walking 6 to 8 miles a day around North Seattle. “We found people putting entire basements of furniture out ...

Every 24 hours, 150 species are lost and by 2050, there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean. With the threat of global warming and climate change looming large, Earth Day on April 22 ...

Underground collection pipes round up everything that goes down the drain — from shower water to laundry leftovers to sewage — and channel it toward the nearest wastewater treatment facility. The ...