Zero Waste

Simple steps and tips on how to live waste-free by eliminating packaging and using reusable containers to create as little trash as possible.

Treehugger Voices

'The Less Waste No Fuss Kitchen' (Book Review)

Business & Policy

Algramo Makes Zero Waste Shopping Affordable and Convenient

Treehugger Voices

Reusable Cups Are Slowly Returning to Coffee Shops

Treehugger Voices
'101 Ways To Go Zero Waste' (Book Review)
Home & Design
This Clever Reusable Cup Will Fit in Any Pocket
Zero Waste
What Is Bokashi Composting?
Thrift & Minimalism
How to Get Started with Zero Waste Living
Current Events
Coronavirus Is Threatening the Zero Waste Movement
Zero Waste
8 Cooking Liquids You Shouldn't Toss
Zero Waste
13 Zero Waste Beauty Essentials
Energy
Make Your Own DIY Biogas Digester
Zero Waste
10 Steps for a 'Zero Waste' Shopping Routine
Zero Waste
7 Ways to Keep Working Toward Zero Waste
Garden
The Green Cone Is a Backyard Solar Digester That Reduces 90% of Food Waste
Clean Beauty
EarthSuds Makes Zero Waste Shampoo Tablets
Zero Waste
Nothing New 2020: 1 Month Update
Zero Waste
How to Start a Circular Economy in Your Hometown
Zero Waste
6 Zero Waste Lessons From Paris
Zero Waste
Go Plastic-Free for Global Handwashing Day
Zero Waste
This Canadian Company Sells Zero-Waste, Plastic-Free Toothpaste
Treehugger Voices
The Reusable Water Bottle That Stole My Heart
Zero Waste
Zero Waste Depends on Where You Live
Zero Waste
This Zero-Waste Expert Waits 30 Days Before Buying Anything
Travel
These Tasty Backpacker Meals Are Zero-Waste
Zero Waste
Pete and Gerry’s Launches a Reusable Egg Carton
Zero Waste
Nothing New 2020: I'm Embarking on a Year of Secondhand Purchases
Zero Waste
Do Women Really Need Trash Cans Everywhere They Go?
Health & Well-being
7 Powerful Reasons Why You Should Switch to Reusable Menstrual Products
Travel
How Do We Tackle Airline Food Waste?
Zero Waste
Why Will There Be Free Wrapping Paper in Sunday's NY Times?
Zero Waste
The BOX Could Eliminate Cardboard and Plastic Packaging Waste
Environment
Don't Throw Apple Cores Out the Car Window
Health & Well-being
How Often Should You Clean Your Water Bottle?
Sustainable Eating
20 Foods You Can Make From Scratch to Avoid Plastic
Plastics
Want to Go Plastic-Free? Start With One Thing.
Zero Waste
Now Your Back-To-School Shopping Can Be Zero-Waste and Plastic-Free
Zero Waste
Plant-Based, Zero-Waste Living in a 6th Floor Parisian Apartment
Home & Design
Australian High School Gets Rid of Trash Cans
Zero Waste
We Need a BYOC (Bring Your Own Cutlery) Movement
Clean Beauty
Elate Cosmetics Now Offers 'Perfectly Imperfect' Packaging
Zero Waste
Vanuatu Bans Disposable Diapers in Fight Against Plastic
Zero Waste
It's Time to Ignore Instagram's Portrayal of Zero Waste
Clean Beauty
Leaf Offers the Plastic-Free Shave You've Always Wanted
Zero Waste
How to Freeze Food in Glass Jars
Sustainable Eating
How to Be a Zero-Waste Grocery Shopper
Zero Waste
My 5 Favorite Zero Waste Kitchen Hacks
Zero Waste
How to Be a Frugal Zero Waster
Plastics
New Phox Water Filter Eliminates Disposable Plastic Cartridges
Zero Waste
10 Zero Waste Bloggers You Should Know
Zero Waste
How to Create Less Waste During the Holidays
Zero Waste
Why Brits Are Tossing Empty Potato Chip Bags in the Mail, Not the Trash
Zero Waste
You Need More Glass in Your Kitchen
Health & Well-being
PATCH Bandages Are Plastic-Free and Biodegradable
Zero Waste
Get Ready for Zero Waste Shopping With These Great Reusables
Zero Waste
The Humble Beeswax Wrap Is a Zero Waste Superstar
Zero Waste
16 More Tips for Living Without Plastic
Automotive
Which Is Better: Car Wash or DIY?
Zero Waste
The Package Free Shop Can Help You Go Zero Waste
Zero Waste
This Zero-Waste Grocery Delivery Service Is Plastic-Free
Zero Waste
Use Real Stuff
Zero Waste
10 Gifts for the Zero Waster in Your Life
Zero Waste
5 New Uses for a Broken Washing Machine (Video)
DIY
How to Make Your Own DIY Fire Logs Out of Recycled Newspaper (Video)
Zero Waste
I Tried Making My Own Beeswax Wraps
Zero Waste
This Grocery Store Is Packaging-Free
Current Events
Canada Wastes More Than Half Its Food
Treehugger Voices
Wing-It Wednesday: My Family's Simple Weapon Against Food Waste
Environment
Swedish Sweat Machine Turns Perspiration Into Drinking Water (Video)
Zero Waste
Brussels Has an Ingenious Solution to Wasteful Takeout Containers
Sustainable Eating
Bittman Talks Freezer Burn
Zero Waste
Reduce Packaging Waste This Holiday Season
Clean Beauty
Plaine Products Sells Shampoo in Non-Plastic, Refillable Packaging
Zero Waste
The Sad Slippery Slope of Bar Soap
Garden
5 Awesome, Unusual Ways to Harvest Rainwater
Zero Waste
Danish Island Embraces Trash-Free Lifestyle
Zero Waste
How Do You Make Your Bathroom Plastic-Free?
Zero Waste
Artists' Glittering Art Installation Repurposes 14,000 Eyeglass Lenses (Video)
Zero Waste
University and College Campuses Are Working Toward Zero Waste
Clean Beauty
Lush Shampoo Bars Are a Wonder for My Hair
Zero Waste
Build a Zero Waste Emergency Food Kit
Zero Waste
Good News! Another ‘Zero Waste’ Grocery Store Opens in France
Environment
'Trash Girl' Won't Back Down: Despite Bullies, 12-Year-Old Keeps Up Anti-Litter Fight
Environment
World Leaders Fed Lunch Made of ‘Trash’ at UN
Zero Waste
What if a Chef With a Logistics Degree Imagines a No Waste Restaurant?
Corporate Responsibility
Is a Zero Waste Grocery Store Possible?
Health & Well-being
Can You Donate a Pacemaker?
Home & Design
Will Balloons Be Banned?
Recycling & Waste
How 'Toilet to Tap' Water Is Made
Recycling & Waste
No, Sweden Does Not Recycle 99 Percent of Its Waste.
Health & Well-being
Why You Should Avoid Buying Wet Wipes
Plastics
What Older Generations Can Teach Us About Plastic-Free Living
Zero Waste
Why I'm Hooked on Grocery Shopping With Glass Jars
Clean Beauty
6 Cosmetics Companies With Refillable Packaging
Zero Waste
The Diva Cup: Feel Like a Goddess
Plastics
10 Additional Tips for Living With Less Plastic
Zero Waste
Sustainable Solutions for Old Toys
Zero Waste
9 Zero Waste Experts to Follow on Instagram
Plastics
A Beginner's Guide to Plastic-Free Living: Part 2
Zero Waste
How to Avoid Using Paper Towels
Clean Beauty
On Creating a Zero Waste Beauty Routine
Zero Waste
How to Throw a Zero Waste Birthday Party for Your Kid
Zero Waste
Why "Bring Your Own Cutlery" Needs to Become a New Trend
Family
10 Tips for Raising a Zero Waste Baby
Zero Waste
5 Steps Toward Going 'Zero Waste’ in the Bathroom
Zero Waste
How to Store Leftovers Without Plastic
Zero Waste
How to Establish a Zero-Waste Cleaning Routine
Zero Waste
MyGreenFills Offers Laundry Products That Are Eco-Friendly, Cheap, and Zero-Waste
Family
Babies Go Diaper-Free With the 'Elimination Communication' Potty-Training Method
Zero Waste
5 Steps Toward Going 'Zero Waste' in the Kitchen
Sustainable Eating
Why We Need to Start Drinking Coffee Like Italians
Thrift & Minimalism
10 Things Not to Replace Once They’re Used Up or Broken
Treehugger Voices
Recycling Is BS; Make Nov. 15 Zero Waste Day, Not America Recycles Day
Travel
7 Items for Zero Waste Travel
Zero Waste
7 Steps Toward Creating a Zero Waste Office
Treehugger Voices
The TH Interview: Michelle Kalberer of Klean Kanteen
DIY
Learn How to Make Disposable and Reusable Baby Wipes at Home
Zero Waste
With 'Furoshiki,' You Won't Need Wrapping Paper This Holiday Season.
Clean Beauty
Switch Fresh Has Invented a Refillable, Reusable Deodorant Stick
Zero Waste
Finally, a Sandwich Bag That's Endlessly Reusable
Zero Waste
Zero Waste Is All the Rage, but Is It Realistic?
Health & Well-being
WUKA Menstrual Underwear Is a Stylish Alternative to Disposables (Video)
Zero Waste
6 Foods You Can Rescue From the Brink of the Compost Bin
Zero Waste
How to Pack a Litter-Free School Lunch
Plastics
Watch the Epic Journey of a Spoon (Video)
Clean Beauty
Lush Wants You to 'Get Naked' for the Planet
Zero Waste
5 Things You Won't Find in My Kitchen Anymore
Zero Waste
Move Over, Disposable Utensils, Because Bakeys Edible Cutlery Is Here
Zero Waste
A Quick Guide to Plastic-Free Halloween Decorations
Natural Cleaning
Take Advantage of Sunshine to Do Your Laundry
Zero Waste
New Wine in Old Bottles: The Greenest Way to Drink
Sustainable Eating
5 Ways to Reduce Waste at the Coffee Shop
Zero Waste
15 'Disposable' Items That You Can Reuse
Sustainable Eating
It's Time to Embrace Ugly Produce
Zero Waste
No-Packaging Grocery Store Celebrates 3 Years in Business
Zero Waste
A Visit to London's First Zero Waste Store
Zero Waste
Lauren Singer Talks About Her New Zero-Waste Store, Package Free
Plastics
How to Banish Plastic Straws From Your Life Forever
Zero Waste
Plush Toilet Paper: Soft on Your Butt, Hard on the Environment
Zero Waste
Can You Be Zero-Waste Without a Bulk Store Nearby?
Zero Waste
No Impact Man Documentary Film Is Low on Carbon, High on Awareness
Zero Waste
Is Zero Waste Just for the Young and Affluent?
Environment
GlobalTap Hits San Francisco With Free Water Bottle Refill Program
Zero Waste
Make Straws Suck Less: Switch to These Paper Ones That Help Fund Sea Turtle Research
Environment
Cyborg Bacteria Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Chemicals and Fuels With Zero Waste
Sustainable Eating
15 Foods You Didn't Know You Could Freeze
Zero Waste
The 6 Best Junk Removal Services of 2021
Zero Waste
The 9 Best Composting Services of 2021
DIY
7 Simple Ways to Reuse Egg Cartons
Zero Waste
Zero Waste Blogger Lauren Singer Lets Us Look Into Her Drawers and Cabinets
Zero Waste
11 Clever Mason Jar Hacks and Mods