Recycling

Charles has long been an environmental campaigner. This will be shown at his coronation via the reuse and re-wearing of robes passed down through generations.

If you think your dream décor is out of your financial reach, have you considered thrifting your way to the top? This woman thrifted 75% of her home furniture.

"Up yours, woke moralists," the Canadian psychologist raged on Twitter over a sign that asked users to recycle and be mindful of excessive use.

Social media fans have praised the late queen's thriftiness after Kate Middleton re-styled an old dress for this year's BAFTA ceremony.

As the Princess of Wales celebrates her 41st birthday, Newsweek looks back at what has been Kate's most important year in fashion to date.

Eve Schaub and her family spent a year not throwing away their garbage. Here's how they did it.

In an original essay, Elizabeth Buko tells Newsweek about her surprising Christmas decision.

The grim discovery was made at a facility in Sante Fe Springs, California, and now investigators are working to determine whether foul play was involved.

Sustainability doesn't have to be annoying or expensive, either. Here's how small businesses can easily bring sustainability into their existing model.

London startup Polymateria has developed a low-cost solution that helps make conventional plastics biodegrade.

A new bill in California has legalized human composting. "We can't just keep putting bodies in the ground," said one advocate to Newsweek.

Coca-Cola announced on Wednesday that the iconic green bottles would transition to clear plastic from August 1.

Anna Masiello, 28, and Diogo Linhares, 29, met at a zero-waste event in October 2019 and are passionate about reducing waste.

"Omg, I always put mine down the sink," said one shocked viewer of the video on TikTok.

Shocking footage from company shows a Guatemalan beach completely engulfed in plastic waste.

A viral Reddit thread raised the question of why plastic doesn't break down, despite having been made from natural materials.

Study finds that humans 500,000 years ago in what is now southern Israel reshaped and reused tools rather than make new ones.

"It's like this everywhere. You think you're recycling, but it's just going to the dump," one commenter said.

The majority of people are yet to drive electric cars. When they do, we'll need far better battery recycling infrastructure and awareness.

Several cities have reported anywhere from 20 to 35 percent of their sanitation workers missing work because of COVID in recent weeks as Omicron has spiked.

People and businesses need to start viewing e-waste as a form of hazardous waste so that it is properly disposed of and paid for … for the sake of our planet.

"This is one project that I'm quite certain I won't be getting around to doing!" one commenter said in a subsequent Reddit post.

The first recipe we tried our Christmas tree needles with was salmon. Then we made bread, followed by a sugar syrup.

Ford is utilizing products made from pollutants found in the Indian Ocean.

The latest reusable cup from Starbucks is available at select U.S. stores for a limited time while supplies last.

"Our nation's recycling system is in need of critical improvements to better serve the American people," EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan said in a statement.

The automotive parts industry is worth billions. Industry experts see the space changing with the growing prevalence of electric vehicles.

Organizers have been accused of putting environmental concerns over the comfort of the athletes.

As the COVID-19 pandemic hit, we became aware that there was a lot of PPE waste. So, we diverted all our resources back into our community and figured out how to build hospitals.

"The results from our research have major implications for the field of plastic sustainability and demonstrate the power of synthetic biology to address real-world challenges," said the study's first author Joanna Sadler.