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Zero waste lifestyle: 10 practical tips to get started

Zero waste lifestyle: 10 practical tips to get started

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China stopped taking our plastic. Now America is drowning in it.

America generates 40 million tons of plastic waste a year — and it can't be recycled.

Taylor Dorrell   


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IIT researchers are creating face masks from waste plastic bottles that more breathable and can be reused up to 30 times

The researchers shredded waste plastic bottles and dissolved the pieces using a combination of s…

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80% plastic pollution could be eradicated by 2040 with appropriate policy changes: UNEP report

To slash plastic pollution by 80 per cent globally by 2040, the report suggests first eliminating p…

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Does bottled water go bad? When it's safe to drink expired water and what to do with a contaminated bottle

Bottled water expiration dates can vary from a few months to years. Expired water is usually safe t…

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Scientists engineered plastic-eating 'super-enzymes' that can break down bottles in days

Researchers stitched together proteins from plastic-eating bacteria to create "super-enzymes" that …

Aylin Woodward   


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Fighting our plastic problem: Bans and recycling mandates gain steam in the US and abroad

States like California and countries including Canada and India hope to reduce pollution by banning…

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How to read plastic recycling symbols and know what plastics can be recycled

Knowing your symbols makes it easier to reuse and recycle. Groups 1, 2, and 5 are easy to recycle c…

Olivia Bowman   


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How the Brewers Association is helping independent breweries reduce their carbon footprint and cut costs

With the assistance of the BA, Horse & Dragon Brewing Company has reduced its water usage by 36.46%…

Lisa Rabasca Roepe   


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A new company found a way to take the hassle out of reusing water bottles

Jean and Kevin say they came up with the idea after attending too many music festivals where the ea…

Chris Weller   


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Emma Watson walked the Met Gala's red carpet covered in recycled plastic bottles

Each and every part of this beautiful gown has been produced with sustainability in mind, even the …

Nina Godlewski   


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How ready is India to launch permanent eco-friendly packaging and become a plastic free country?

Can India become a 100% eco-friendly country anytime soon? Here's what experts have to say

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Banning plastics is necessary, but here’s what that might cost India

It may be the need of the hour, but there’s a sizable economic cost attached to it as well that …

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This $5 gadget helps you get every last drop of product out of your bottles

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Remi Rosmarin   


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The real reason why so many cities and businesses are banning plastic straws

What it really comes down to is living with less plastic, and changing old behaviors. Other countri…

Hilary Brueck   


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Cities could one day power homes and fuel cars with plastic, a giant step toward solving the pollution crisis

The UK's University of Chester is now using gasification, a process that involves heating plastic w…

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This personal-care startup wants you to ditch single-use plastic products - I tried its bar shampoo and mouthwash tablets and was pleasantly surprised

I love the idea of natural deodorants, but most of them simply don't perform as well as formulas th…

Mara Leighton   


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Jaden Smith wants to be the Elon Musk of bottled water - and it could revolutionize a $16 billion industry

But Smith says he became interested in the bottled-water industry from a different perspective. He …

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I'll never use plastic straws again after finding these metal ones that don't change the taste of my drinks at all

The straws are made of food-grade stainless steel that won't rust and is free of BPA (which comes f…

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