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Earn Credit From J. Crew by Helping Them Recycle Your Old Swimwear–Keeping Clothes Out of Landfills

American swimwear and accessory brand J. Crew is offering free store credit to anyone who feels like taking the time to recycle their old...

The Largest Landfill in Latin America has Been Turned into a Mangrove Forest

At nearly 150 acres, the Jardim Gramacho landfill in Rio de Janeiro was one of the largest and most infamous in all of Latin...

South Korea Created A Program that Reuses 90% of the Country’s Food Scraps–to Grow Crops Instead of Landfills

Of South Korea's countless kilograms of annual food scraps, very few will ever end up in a landfill. This is because of two reasons—the...

This Greek Island Replaced its Landfill with Recycling Plant That Now Reduces Waste by 85%

In order to keep their little island the pristine Aegean paradise it is, Tilos has gotten rid of their landfill, and replaced it with...

Friends Saved Over a Million Gallons of Paint From Landfill by Rescuing and Remixing it to Give it New Color

Meet the friends who have saved more than 1.05 million gallons of paint from landfills by rescuing used cans—refilling and remixing them to give...

This Group Has Rerouted 250 Million Pounds of Food From Landfills to Feed People in Need

A Los Angeles-based non-profit is helping reroute perishing produce to communities in need of more fresh fruits and veggies all over the country. A combination...

These Baby Shoes Dissolve In Water After Your Infant Outgrows Them, Saving Space in Landfills

A husband and wife in Oregon have designed baby shoes that melt away into water after an infant outgrows them. The silky fabric is actually...

Leaving No Molecule Behind: ‘Landfill of the Future’ Turns Farming Waste Into Soaps, Compost, and Candles

Among sparsely populated communities in Newfoundland, a landfill for the future—where every molecule is accounted for and reused—is steadily growing its portfolio of circularly...

German City Diverts Goods From Landfills, Repairs Them, Then Sells in ‘Department Store for Reuse’

It's not every day that a municipal waste department spends more time thinking about saving things than dumping them. In Hamburg in Germany, however,...

Hundreds of Solar Farms Built Atop Closed Landfills Are Turning Brownfields into Green Fields

One of the big knocks against solar panels is how much land they take up compared to how much power they generate. But what...

Fashion Designer Makes Shoes that Grow into Apple Trees, Instead of Growing Landfills

The legend of Johnny Appleseed: the man who walked about Ontario and the northern United States spreading apple pips, takes root in a new...

Charity Rescues So Much Food From Landfill, It Opens a ‘Pay What You Feel’ Grocery Store To Share Tons of Produce

In Vancouver, a new supermarket is opening specifically to get unwanted food and produce into the hands of people who need or want it,...

Vermont Becomes First State to ‘Ban’ Food Waste, in Favor of Composting—And Cutting Landfill Waste in Half

Short of creating a new police department consisting of ‘Oscar the Grouch’ and his friends, Vermont has done almost everything it can to eliminate...

Scientists and Refugees Are Growing Crops in the Desert Using Discarded Mattresses Bound for the Landfill

Scientists from the University of Sheffield are teaching refugees how to use old mattress foam to grow fruits, vegetables, and herbs in Jordan.

30,000 Pounds of Leftover Super Bowl Food Saved From Landfill and Donated to Charity

The volunteer mission is expected to feed more than 20,000 people now that the food has been successfully distributed throughout southern Florida.

Rather Than End Up in a Landfill, Non-Recyclable Glass May Soon Be a Cheaper New Ingredient in Concrete

Australian researchers have developed an exciting new technique for making concrete out of non-recyclable glass that has been turned back into sand. The team found...

First UK Supermarket Chain to Eliminate Plastic From Produce Will Save 1,300 Tons of Plastic From Landfill

The UK supermarket will be the first to eliminate plastic from their produce aisles and replace the packaging with biodegradable or recyclable alternatives.

Instead of Excess Produce Going to Landfills, Companies Are Sending It Off to Be Dried into New Snacks

Rather than letting thousands of pounds of fruits and veggies go to a landfill, companies are sending them to a startup that turns food waste into snacks.

Six Years After Fateful Encounter at Local Landfill, Man Has Rescued Hundreds of Abandoned Dogs

This man had no idea that a spontaneous visit to his local garbage dump would forever change his life – and the lives of hundreds of stray dogs.

These New Biodegradable Mardi Gras Beads Could Save Thousands of Tons of Trash From Landfills

Mardi Gras may be fun, but it generates thousands of tons of trash every year. Thankfully, these biodegradable beads might make the party a little greener.