Plastic waste is an increasingly growing problem across the globe. It pollutes our ecosystems and threatens biodiversity. Unfortunately, plastic waste has been increasing due to dropping recycling ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

The Willimantic Co-up allows customers to submit requests of bulk orders and pick them up at the bulk section of the store. Buying in bulk not only helps reduce waste but also supports the local ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Zero-waste stores are becoming more popular across the country. EcoMontana founder Heidi Noyes opened the first shop of its kind in Bozeman, Eco by Design. For Noyes, reducing plastic ...

Verity Noble goes to great lengths to avoid using single-use plastics and other landfill-bound materials. Case in point: If she doesn’t bring enough reusable shopping bags into the grocery store, she ...

We all hear about consumer waste from single-use plastic containers and the need to shop sustainably, but it's surprisingly hard! That's why a local marketplace in Kirkland is making it easy for ...

(Bloomberg) — Amber Haukedahl’s journey to zero-waste shopping started with a toothbrush. Four years ago, the conservation biologist from Minneapolis decided to cut down on her plastic consumption, ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. — It’s the season to shop local in Gallatin County while going green with zero waste. The Bozeman Farmers Market is open and back for its 20th season. “In this space here in Lindley ...

Upon walking into Mama & Hapa’s zero-waste stores, you’re greeted with fresh scents and the humming whirl of big dispensers doling out shampoos, soaps and cleaners. At the company’s four Portland-area ...

Amber Haukedahl’s journey to zero-waste shopping started with a toothbrush. Four years ago, the conservation biologist from Minneapolis decided to cut down on her plastic consumption, investing in ...