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How This Caterer Produces Zero-Waste Dining Experiences

It’s not exactly a secret that we waste a ton of food. As more and more studies have shown that up to 40 percent of edible food gets tossed each year, in the U.S., consumers, nonprofits and businesses have turned their attention to reducing food waste. New York City caterer, Purslane, has made the issue central to its business. In 2018, the Brooklyn-based company began shifting its business model

TerraCycle · Apr 16, 2020

How to live more sustainably

The average American produces approximately three pounds of non-compostable, non-recyclable waste every day. Lauren Singer, on the other hand, has generated fewer than two pounds of trash in the past eight years. The 28 year old committed to a zero-waste lifestyle (which she defines as not contributing anything to the landfill) in college. A classmate in one of her environmental studies courses at

TerraCycle · Apr 15, 2020

Building a circular economy: five key concepts

For most of us, using a product once before throwing it away is a daily habit. Beverage bottles, food containers, and other packaging are sanitary and convenient, but our disposable world brings consequences that must be addressed: Trash is ending up in our rivers and oceans, threatening wildlife and food supplies. To allow for the benefits of safe packaging without creating a flood of waste into

TerraCycle · Apr 15, 2020

20 green tips for Earth Day!

TerraCycle · Apr 15, 2020

Here’s How to Recycle Your Beauty Empties

The World News · Apr 14, 2020

Recycling Takes Another Hit During Pandemic

Packaging World Online · Apr 13, 2020