How to help your smartphone last longer: 7 expert tips

A smartphone can last 5 years or more—but only if you take good care of it. Here's what to know about cleaning, repair, and best habits.

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Make your own reusables kit

The best way to reduce single-use items is to avoid them in the first place. You can keep a ‘reusables kit’ on hand throughout the day, full of great reusable items to help avoid those pesky single-us...

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How Maine Is Becoming a National Leader in Zero Waste

Maine is building one of the nation's strongest Zero Waste systems through food waste reduction, reusable packaging, and chemical recycling reform.

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Outside Lands 2026 Aims to Execute the Highest Waste Diversion Rate of Any Large-Scale Music Festival in the United States

Sustainability has been a huge challenge for mega festivals. But at Outside Lands, sustainability has always been on the main stage

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How many times can plastic be recycled? - one5c

Recycling seems to promise an infinite loop of recyclability for plastic. But just how many spins can material take before it's no longer good?

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‘Tidal wave’ of Pfas being launched to satisfy AI industry, campaigners warn

Big manufacturers planning to produce more of the forever chemicals to meet demand from datacentres

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Plastics – fueling oil demand, climate change and pollution | United Nations

Plastics generated 1.8 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 – that’s 3.4 per cent of the world’s total emissions, a number that is set to grow considerably as the production of plastics ...

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Michigan Stadium rolls out reusable cup program. How it works

Michigan Stadium has launched a reusable cup program in suite areas to help reduce waste at the Big House.

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Exxon’s ‘Advanced’ Deception Revealed

Confidential docs show Exxon is waging a campaign of misdirection to weaken rules on its hazardous ‘advanced recycling’ business. The oil giant’s congressional allies don’t want to talk about it.

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The Ripples That Make the Reuse Wave — Upstream

Local initiatives from around the US and Canada.

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New report says plastics industry fed US classrooms lessons that downplay pollution

"When that information is provided to kids, it obfuscates the true impacts of plastic pollution."

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The Zero-Waste Kit: Practical Tools for Everyday Living | Natural Awakenings Tucson

A zero-waste kit isn’t about perfection—it’s about preparation.

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The Plastic We Wear: Hidden Fibers, Chemical Dyes, and the Future of Clean Textiles

SummaryMore than half of all clothing sold worldwide is made from synthetic fibers derived from fossil fuels, and that amount is increasing. ● Washing synthetic clothing releases hundreds of thousands...

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Upcycled Clothing Ideas for a Zero Waste Lifestyle - Going Zero Waste

Upcycled clothing is a way for you to begin your zero waste lifestyle! This guide will help you learn how to upcycle clothing.

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Bring Back Refill: One Bottle, Many Lives

YouTube video by The Story of Stuff Project

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Shifting the cleanup cost of packaging waste to companies could encourage greener packaging – but only if states are aligned

Extended producer responsibility policies are gaining steam in the US, but what they entail can differ widely from state to state.

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What Congress can do about the plastics industry and that chasing arrows symbol

The Truth in Labeling Act would create clear federal rules about when a product can be labeled “recyclable,” “compostable,” or “reusable.”

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New Report: Plastic Expelled: Exposing Industry Propaganda in U.S. Schools

Plastic Expelled exposes the plastic industry’s propaganda playbook and outlines how to get the plastic industry out of schools.

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‘Preserve the stuff we own’: how right-to-repair laws are surging across the US

Federal and state lawmakers have proposed several bills to make it easier for owners to fix items such as phones, cars, wheelchairs and more

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Why more clothes donated to charity are going in the garbage | CBC News

Charity thrift stores are being inundated with clothing donations, and the international market for used textiles is in flux, resulting in more and more garments heading to the dumpster.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Reducing Plastic in Your Life

Plastic pollution: You know there’s a real problem here, but where on Earth do you even start to try to fix it?

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Plastics contamination an ‘overlooked’ concern in food waste schemes, experts say

Researchers find microplastics can persist in compost, leaching into agricultural soils

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Easy Kitchen Swaps That Can Help Reduce Microplastic Exposure

Microplastics have become one of the biggest health conversations of the past few years. They’ve been found in our water, our food, and even in the air we breathe. While it’s impossible to avoid them ...

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5 Tips for a Plastic-Free Back-To-School — Beyond Plastics - Working To End Single-Use Plastic Pollution

Back to school does NOT have to come with a whole lot of unnecessary plastic or waste. Get Beyond Plastics’ five tips for ensuring that your kiddo has what they need without adding to the plastic poll...

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The Fix for Food Waste Comes With a Major Catch

Composting has incredible climate benefits, but implementing it nationwide could introduce a harmful pollutant to farmland, new research suggests.

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How to Build a Zero-Waste Kit You’ll Actually Use – Stop Waste Tucson

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Artificial grass was sold as the perfect lawn, green all year with no mowing and no water, but the real cost only shows up once it is already down

Artificial grass, sold as the dream lawn. Always green, never muddy, no mowing, no watering, no work at all. A little patch of permanent summer that never

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How climate change is reshaping the global plastic pollution

The global risks posed by climate change and plastic pollution need to be addressed not as parallel efforts, but as mutually reinforcing ones. Here's why

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Ridwell sparks debate over paid recycling -- part of the solution, or part of the problem?

Can consumers recycle their way out of the plastic pollution crisis, or to meet climate goals, must they simply use less plastic in the first place? That question was at the center of a lively discuss...

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Plastic-Free Camping Tips

Going plastic-free while camping doesn't mean roughing it more than usual. A few swaps can go a long way and even save you money.

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