Zero-Waste

Avocado pits are not to be discarded in this fascinating tip from a crocheter who shows how to turn them into a neat button craft.

An incinerator toilet uses electricity or gas to burn your waste after you flush, and requires no sewage system. Here’s how it works.

These eco-friendly, cruelty-free dishwashing detergent pods, tablets, and more get dishes squeaky clean thanks to non-toxic ingredients.

If you're looking to recycle batteries, most kinds can easily be recycled at numerous drop-off points around the U.S.

Each year, the fashion industry uses billions of plastic hangers and the majority go to landfills, because these hangers are difficult to recycle.

VOLVERde's co-founders Mónica and Aidee SanMiguel discuss "making space for a demographic that has always cared" about sustainability.

Do you have a bunch of Christmas cards laying around after the holiday? Before you toss them or put them in the recycle bin, check out this hack to upcycle holiday cards.

In a Facebook "Buy Nothing" group, one woman shares the before and after of a free dollhouse she transformed into Christmas décor.

Instead of throwing away threads from past sewing projects, designer Kelly Dempsey recycles them into gorgeous handbags. Here's how she does it.

Clean beauty brand Pacifica's charitable "One Typo = One Tree" campaign will feature holiday products with packaging typos. Little mistakes shouldn't create waste!

Putting items in the trash can aisle before buying on a whim could help you avoid buyer's regret at Target. Here's how the shopping hack can help.

From history to ethics, there's a lot to discuss when it comes to the lost art of chiengora — aka spinning dog hair into yarn and creating textiles.

People on social media are complaining about stores using one plastic bag per item, which creates unnecessary waste.

We've rounded up recipes for making your own DIY fabric spray, and gathered some of the best non-toxic fabric sprays on the market.

A potato chip manufacturer in the U.K. is using eucalyptus cellulose film packaging for its snacks that is compostable. Here's how it works.

One customer experienced a Too Good To Go fail when her "Surprise Bag" contained a smashed cake. Her and her friends still ate it happily, though.

Dumpster divers and influencers The Trash Walker and Dumpster Dive King share their best tips for how and where to dumpster dive.

We spoke with a Starbucks spokesperson and dumpster diver Anna Sacks, after she discovered endless waste outside a shuttered Starbucks store.

Finding unique eco-friendly gifts for men can be challenging, but we've rounded up nine sustainable gifts for the home, outdoors, and more.

A Reddit user was disgusted to find destroyed golf clubs when they were dumpster diving at Dick's Sporting Goods. Unfortunately, destroying merchandise is not uncommon in the retail world.

Plastic Free July is a great opportunity to lower your impact by ditching single-use plastic.

Plastic Free July is a great time to reduce your waste for the planet — here are seven accounts we recommend following for inspiration.

Here are five ideas for taking Plastic Free July 2021 to the next level.

How much waste does Starbucks produce? Baristas are taking to social media to show the embarrassing amount of food thrown away.

Abandoned guinea pigs on Stooping NYC, an Instagram page, found a new home thanks to the New York City "stooping" community.

A TikToker shared her hack for turning beach trash and litter into an art piece for her home instead of buying something new.

Thrift stores in Tampa offer a great way to find new-to-you fashion, so try these top Tampa thrift stores when you're in town.

With the rise of circularity and radical sub-brands like Coachtopia in the luxury fashion realm, the concept of "luxury" has no choice but to pivot.

Dryer sheets are meant to be a quick and easy way to make our laundry that much better but how much harm do they cause the environment?

Compostable underwear is the way to go — underwear is often tossed in landfill trash, and it can't be composted, so it's definitely a better alternative.

To learn about the best cruelty-free eye creams on the market, we spoke with two dermatologists and an esthetician.

Making your own plant-based milk is already sustainable, but it can get even better. Reduce your waste even more with these almond milk pulp recipes.

Sheet masks can be super relaxing, moisturizing, and sadly, wasteful. But they don't have to be, thanks to compostable and reusable options.

Yes, the plastic recycling industry is kind of a scam. But still, we should recycle everything that is recyclable.

Learning how to build a composting toilet is a great way to start living a zero-waste lifestyle.

There are a number of cruelty-free and eco-friendly spray dish soaps on the market.

Donating and recycling blankets and other linens is very possible — there are a few companies and organizations that can help.

These are some of the best laundry detergent sheets.