Running low on laundry detergent and dishwashing soap usually means stocking up the next time we get groceries. But a new crop of stores are offering a zero-waste alternative. They’re called refill ...

Tucked among local mom-and-pop shops in the Wynwood Arts District, a new eco-friendly market called “Verde” has just sprouted – and the store’s concept aims to change how South Florida thinks about ...

AMidtown Atlanta store is hoping consumers will re-use laundry detergent, dish soap and spray cleaner bottles. Eco Denizensells laundry detergent and house hold cleaners from large dispensers.

SOUTH COVENTRY — After years of working for other people, Laura Fleming had a dream to own her own business. “It came to the point where I wanted to stop building someone else’s dream and build my own ...

In the battle against plastic pollution, Henry Pino has devised a weapon. He calls it the Ecopod, or as he likes to describe it: A vending machine with an environmental conscience. The Ecopod ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Often before a trip, many of us purchase cheap, small plastic containers, plastic foldable toothbrushes, and any number of items with plastic components.

Santa Rosa residents Dawna and Rob Mirante started their low-waste journey by replacing everyday items, like reusable grocery bags and water bottles. Then they moved on to trading in tubes of ...

But the real selling point is offering low-income consumers a way to eliminate the “poverty tax,” where smaller sizes cost more by weight. Now you can get just as much as you need—for a set price per ...

MIAMI — No matter where we go, the things we buy, eat and use more often than not come packaged in plastic. And now our planet is drowning in it. Every minute the equivalent of a garbage truck full of ...