Tag: waste reduction

March 19, 2019

Hilton’s Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton and All Suites brands are launching the Clean the World Challenge in partnership with Clean the World, a global health leader dedicated to sustainability and water, sanitization and health. Embassy Suites by Hilton, […]

February 21, 2019

Nearly four years after New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the city’s goal of sending zero waste to landfill by 2030, three key initiatives to obtaining that goal have been put on hold. In a recent report, Waste […]

February 6, 2019

Nada grocery store in Vancouver, British Columbia, sells hundreds of food products without single-use packaging. According to a Huffington Post report, the store’s owner is part of a wave of environmentally conscious entrepreneurs who are opening no-waste food markets across […]

February 6, 2019

Based on a survey of nearly 3,200 U.S. households, Klein Kitchen and Bath has found that California households are among the most wasteful in the country when it comes to food. According to the survey, Californian households waste more than […]

February 4, 2019

Air Canada is reducing single-use plastics onboard aircrafts and in its workplaces as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to curtail waste. Starting in summer 2019, Air Canada will replace plastic with wood stir sticks in drinks served on all […]

February 1, 2019

Utah’s tire recycling program, which is funded by a $1 fee on every new tire sold, may be falling flat. A recent legislative audit found the program’s goals aren’t being fully realized—Utah’s motorists are actually generating more waste tires than […]

January 31, 2019

A report conducted by Boston’s Green Ribbon Commission and Boston University researchers looks at how the city can address its building stock and transportation, energy and waste systems to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ultimately meet its goal of becoming […]

January 31, 2019

Walt Disney World is continuing its efforts to invest in new technologies and renewable energy products that will continue to slash greenhouse gas emissions. In a recent Q&A with Forbes, Angie Renner, environmental integration director at Walt Disney World Resort, […]

January 30, 2019

A recent Fast Company article has taken an in-depth look at some emerging startups and how climate change is spurring product innovation to eliminate plastic. The report details how a new wave of startups have popped up to reduce the […]

January 22, 2019

Precycle, a new zero waste grocery store in Brooklyn, N.Y., has a focus on sustainable shopping. The store, which aims to be zero waste, sells items in bulk and gives customers the option of bringing their own reusable bags and […]