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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Your vanity is likely filled with bottles, jars and tubes of beauty products. And eventually, those containers get thrown away (or, hopefully, recycled). But what if you didn’t have to worry about any ...

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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 ...

The growing zero-waste community is radically slashing their waste output, while living more fulfilling lives. This quart jar holds all the waste produced in two years by Kathryn Kellogg of California ...

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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 ...