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By Angely Mercado Jun 3, 2021

Environment

Can zero-waste stores be affordable for everyone?

Low-waste lifestyles can seem expensive—but it doesn't have to be that way.

By Shaena Montanari May 20, 2021

Environment

Where does your paper come from? The good and the bad news.

A huge chunk of paper products get recycled—but the industry isn't perfect.

By Shaena Montanari Apr 24, 2021

Environment

Adding enzymes to bioplastics can make them disappear

New research shows there may be a way to make easily biodegradable single-use plastics.

By Sara Kiley Watson Apr 20, 2021

Environment

Host a sustainable affair with these environmentally-friendly tips

Reduce, reuse, recycle, and rejoice.

By Shaena Montanari Apr 16, 2021

Environment

Are your cleaning products really green? Here’s how to tell.

Reducing waste and using fewer harmful chemicals is good for you and the environment.

By Shaena Montanari Apr 15, 2021

Environment

Compost can help protect us from food poisoning

Organic fertilizer performed better than its industrial counterparts in fighting harmful pathogens.

By Laurie David and Heather Reisman Apr 6, 2021

Environment

Modern paper use is wildly unsustainable. Here’s what you can do about it.

Luckily, even as consumers, there's a lot we can do.

By Jonathan Moens/Undark Mar 15, 2021

Science

US egg producers could save billions of chicks a year. So why aren’t they?

The industry continues to hatch and kill scores of male chicks, despite promises to adopt new technology and optimize breeding...

By Candice Wang Mar 6, 2021

Environment

Will we ever be able to recycle all our plastic?

It might be better to focus on limiting how much we use.

By Sara Kiley Watson Feb 26, 2021

Environment

Thrift shopping is an environmental and ethical trap

There’s a smarter way to do it.

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Can zero-waste stores be affordable for everyone?

Where does your paper come from? The good and the bad news.

Adding enzymes to bioplastics can make them disappear

Host a sustainable affair with these environmentally-friendly tips

Are your cleaning products really green? Here’s how to tell.

Compost can help protect us from food poisoning

Modern paper use is wildly unsustainable. Here’s what you can do about it.

US egg producers could save billions of chicks a year. So why aren’t they?

Will we ever be able to recycle all our plastic?

Thrift shopping is an environmental and ethical trap