With a Mason jar in one hand, I scanned the row of large glass and plastic jugs lining the wall in front of me. Each contained a different soap or detergent. The array was dizzying. It was my first ...

Garbage is inevitable in most stores. Even bulk-food and produce aisles are lined with rolls of thin, clingy plastic bags. At The Realm Refillery in Northeast Portland, however, shopping for food and ...

As sustainability and climate change dominate the headlines globally, zero waste grocery stores are landing on the front page of U.S. newspapers as well. A nod to the zero-waste movement, these ...

“Come in for a pinch or a pound,” says Shara Ertel, owner of Fulfilled Goods in Newton — a refill or zero-waste store where everything is sold in bulk by weight. Customers bring their reusable ...

Plastic bottles, food scraps and cardboard boxes don’t just disappear once tossed in the garbage. They might be out of sight, but they’re not out of mind. Instead, they wind up in landfills or foul ...

January marks International Zero Waste Month, a growing global observance that calls for systemic action from governments, industries, and all sectors to ...

In 2011, the Plastic Free Foundation began Plastic Free July, a monthlong challenge to reduce plastic waste. In just 12 years, what started as a small campaign in Western Australia in 2011 has become ...