Explore effective steps toward a zero waste lifestyle that promote sustainability and reduce environmental impact. Learn how small changes yield big benefits.

This article is part of CNN Underscored’s Earth Week, a weeklong focus on our planet and ways to celebrate and preserve it. We’ll be featuring tips on how to live more sustainably, products to help ...

Duke researchers say the science on how plastic could be affecting our health is still emerging, but there already are ways to reduce risk.

We’re all aware of the growing problem of plastic waste, especially when it comes to beauty products. From shampoo, body wash, and lotion bottles to skin care containers, plastic is everywhere. But ...

Plastic bags tangled in trees. Takeout containers scattered along roadsides. Bottles clogging streams and waterways and washing up on beaches. Across the United States, plastic waste and pollution ...

For Catholics seeking to reduce their own consumption of plastics, the parish often provides a first area. Hospitality gatherings after Mass and other social events offer a chance to not only ...

As the world looks to improve on all three pillars of sustainable development — economic, social and environmental — as the global population increases, countries work together to forge agreements ...

Life in college is busy, chaotic and honestly kind of messy, so it’s no surprise that waste adds up fast. Between takeout ...

Four Ghaziabad students built a sustainable student startup, Pahal, to reduce plastic waste, selling 100 tote bags and ...

Every experiment produces results—and byproducts. Plastics, solvents, and energy use add up quickly in research settings, but a growing number of laboratories are showing that waste doesn’t have to be ...