Amber Haukedahl’s journey to zero-waste shopping started with a toothbrush. Four years ago, the conservation biologist from Minneapolis decided to cut down on her plastic consumption, investing in ...

Picture a dining experience where nothing goes to waste. No overflowing bins. No guilt about environmental impact. Just ...

Garbage is inevitable in most stores. Even bulk-food and produce aisles are lined with rolls of thin, clingy plastic bags. At The Realm Refillery in Northeast Portland, however, shopping for food and ...

With a Mason jar in one hand, I scanned the row of large glass and plastic jugs lining the wall in front of me. Each contained a different soap or detergent. The array was dizzying. It was my first ...

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Scoop Marketplace in Kirkland is rising from the ashes - literally. The unique, zero-waste grocery store is reopening after a kitchen fire shut the business down in the midst of ...

“Come in for a pinch or a pound,” says Shara Ertel, owner of Fulfilled Goods in Newton — a refill or zero-waste store where everything is sold in bulk by weight. Customers bring their reusable ...

As sustainability and climate change dominate the headlines globally, zero waste grocery stores are landing on the front page of U.S. newspapers as well. A nod to the zero-waste movement, these ...

In 2011, the Plastic Free Foundation began Plastic Free July, a monthlong challenge to reduce plastic waste. In just 12 years, what started as a small campaign in Western Australia in 2011 has become ...