It started with a presentation to the Grover Beach Rotary Club by John Weiss of the Morro Bay Eco Rotary Club in August 2011. Eco Rotary clubs are a new type of Rotary club that concentrate on ...

When she was 15, Ava Langridge watched a YouTube video that explained how environmental activist Lauren Singer fit four years of trash into a 16-ounce mason jar. Inspired, the Bay Area teen embarked ...

For many people, cooking, eating, and sharing meals with loved ones are some of life’s greatest pleasures. Yet, for those of us who are concerned with the health of the planet, cooking and eating aren ...

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This story is part of the Grist arts and culture series Remember When, a weeklong exploration of what happened to the climate solutions that once clogged our social feeds. Almost a decade ago, Kathryn ...

Zero Waste is defined as: The conservation of all resources by means of responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging and materials without burning and with no ...

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At my local supermarket here in Hong Kong, plastic is king. Avocados and oranges are individually swaddled in plastic wrap. Apples come in hard plastic clamshells. Bananas, despite having their own ...

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 ...

It was a pleasant summer day along the waters off the coast of Guanacaste, Costa Rica when marine biologist Christine Figgener captured the heartrending video that sparked the movement to ban plastic ...