Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. These Millennials are experts when it comes to waste ...

Did you know that every year we dump over 2 billion tons of waste onto the planet? This includes construction waste, industrial waste, household waste, plastic waste, electronic waste, radioactive ...

This article is part of 'An Optimist's Guide to the End of the World,' a collection of stories aimed at disproving the idea that humanity is doomed. The idea of a "zero waste" lifestyle is a growing ...

There’s a lot of waste that comes out of a classroom daily—dried-up markers, used tissues, filled-out worksheets, half-eaten snacks ... the list goes on. A lot of that trash can feel inevitable. But ...

Each Earth Day brings along a slew of articles about environmental sustainability — ways to recycle, reuse, and generally reduce your negative impact on the environment. Unfortunately, this is often ...

This article is part of 'An Optimist's Guide to the End of the World,' a collection of stories aimed at disproving the idea that humanity is doomed. The idea of a "zero waste" lifestyle is a growing ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Bay Terrace resident Ariana Palmieri has taken her daily zero-waste life and cultivated it into a blog, giving others tips on how they can live life more sustainably. Palmieri ...

Many people assume that separating their plastic, aluminum and another recyclables from the rest of their trash will make a massive impact on the planet. The issue is that the increasing number of ...

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Almost a decade ago, Kathryn Kellogg started storing all of her trash—every receipt, sticker, wrapper, and ...

Making your own dish soap can be a great way to reduce extra plastic bottles and spending. Photo by Burst from Pexels. As I made up my grocery list this week, dish soap was at the top. But why, I ...