Recycling has long been promoted as a sustainable waste management strategy. However, current levels of waste generation are unsustainable and harmful 1,2,3. Microplastics, for example, are ubiquitous ...

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. It might be time to throw your preconceptions about recycling in the garbage.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released its National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution, which outlines opportunities to protect communities from the impacts of plastic production and ...

I miss the days when I lived in a house with a garbage disposal. These appliances can be so convenient when it comes to removing those tiny particles of food that have been scraped off a plate, but if ...

One of the most common observations I hear from students and staff when a new school is launching the Garbage to Gardens composting program is, “I can’t believe how much food was being thrown away!” ...