Newman’s Own gives all of its profits to charity, like the one giving people in Ghana and India reliable access to clean water.

Leaf blowers are a powerful way to get leaves out of your lawn, but they contribute to both air and noise pollution.

Building a fence involves more than measuring materials and digging. It's a lot of research and communication.

You can create a haven for birds and other creatures by with native plants — and one very handy tool.

Gardener Donna Stumphf wanted to grow a few vegetables for the needy and ended up with more than 1.5 tons.

Part of the issue is succulent habitat destruction, but the bigger problem is poaching by highly organized global smuggling rings.

A soil scientist shares fun facts you never knew about soils, like how billions of organisms live in them and how many thousands of types there are.

A new study has found that most plants are extremely sensitive to touch, and even a light touch can significantly stunt their growth.

In anticipation of Obama's visit to Canada, environmentalists circulate petition to stop 'dirty oil.'

Thousands of consumer products made from recycled materials confirmed radioactive.

Guest blogger Scott Badenoch tackles 'Obama's failure on mountaintop removal.'

One of the cleanest places in your home may actually be one of the dirtiest, according to a study that suggests one in five showerheads spews out bacteria.

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Doctors are seeing up to 15 times as many chronic deformities in infants.

The hip Scandinavian superstore becomes the latest company affected by the broadening scandal.

The winds and waves of Hurricane Sandy spilled enough sewage to match BP's oil spill more than 50 times over.

Millions of bottle deposits go unclaimed in the exceptionally tidy Danish capital each year.

See how much plastic you can keep out of landfills if you start recycling in the bathroom today!

Hey nosey garbage man, you got a warrant?

QVC star and intimate apparel designer Kathleen Kirkwood wants to recycle your old 36Bs.

A fleeting ban on the ubiquitous landfill-clogger is overturned by a Manhattan judge.

Tons of textiles end up in landfills every year, and we need a solution.

Meanwhile in England, shopping basket theft is on the rise.

It's a bird ... it's a plane ... if it's in New Orleans, it's just a Black Hawk helicopter airdropping old Christmas trees.

North Carolina State University's new pizza box composting project raises the bar for college recycling programs.

Onward Bag is landfill-skirting design at its most ingenious.

In some cities, glass recyclables aren't being recycled at all.

This is not a tempest in a disposable teacup, but a very big problem.

Japanese scientists have found a special bacteria, Ideonella sakainesis, that likes to eat polyethylene terephthalate, better known as PET.

If you want paper or plastic in NYC, plan on sharing a few more nickels. The fee goes into effect on Oct. 1, 2016.

Companies are salvaging ugly fruits and vegetables and making artisanal foods from what would traditionally have been tossed.

Bonnaroo's food waste program gets food to those who need it most and composts the rest.

An item you need may be for sale in your own neighborhood — at a price way less than retail.

Popular online shopping holiday produces billions of dollars in sales — and billions of boxes in the trash.

Portuguese artist Sílvia Franco Santos scratches tiny, emotion-filled portraits into paint- and ink-crusted lids that would normally be trash.

Sweden, a recycling-happy land where 810,000 homes are heated by the incineration of waste, is facing a unique dilemma: It needs more fuel.

When you make room for the new, make sure you're responsible about disposing the old.

Apple's recycling robot Liam disassembles iPhones in 11 seconds to more efficiently combat electronic waste.

Robert Hulseman, the man who created the iconic cup, has died, but his impact lives on.

Dumpster diving may seem like a victimless crime, but it can land you in real trouble.

Breathe new life into hard-to-recycle junk with these innovative solutions.

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Blake McFarland says he just wants to make cool things.

Single-stream recycling may be convenient, but it has a few pitfalls. And what consumers don't know can hurt the recycling process.

Manufacturing and distribution of plastic shopping bags come with steep fines and serious jail time in the East African nation.

China will turn away 24 types of recyclable material imported from the U.S. and other countries due to concerns over contamination.

You may want to think twice before throwing your yogurt cup in the recycling bin.

A river pollution clean-up project yields spectacular results in Rotterdam.

The deposit-based Norwegian approach to plastic bottle recycling is an attractive, effective one.

A large portion of the clothing you donate ends up in the landfill. Here's why — and what you can do about it.

Starbucks just recycled 25 million unused Starbucks cups, and that's good news. But don't ditch your reusable travel mug just yet.