For parents with young kids, it has already begun: the messaging onslaught from the advertising machine, telling you that you need to buy everything new, that a new school year requires new supplies.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Colorado Springs District 11 Elementary School is one step closer to having a zero-waste lunch program. And now students can ...

The Solana Ranch School EnviroHawks are keeping a watchful eye over plastic waste on their campus. The school club’s mission is to reduce waste and pollution and in June approached the Solana Beach ...

Every morning, millions of parents pack lunches in zip-lock bags, plastic wrap, and single-use containers without a second thought. It is just habit, right? Totally understandable. But here is ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — Colorado Springs School District 11's Buena Vista Elementary School is one step closer to a zero-waste lunch program. "Students threw about 500 foam trays in the landfill every ...

Bringing your own lunch to work doesn’t just keep you from hemorrhaging money on Uber Eats and filling your body with the empty calories of day-old bagels and cookies. It’s also a chance to avoid ...

Om Goods, seller of stainless-steel, leach-free food containers called Tiffins, wants you live a zero-waste lunch lifestyle. By carrying your own lunch, utensils, cloth napkins, water container and/or ...

A roundup of the best reusable snack bags and sandwich wraps that are perfect for zero waste lunches for school and snacking ...

SYLVANIA, OH (WTOL) - We all have busy schedules, which can make packing a lunch difficult. The Sylvania Franciscan Village held their annual zero-waste lunch on Wednesday. We all can be wasteful at ...

The task seemed implausible: feed 175 students without producing an ounce of trash. Yet, that’s exactly what UB did last week as it welcomed back students from summer vacation. The meal, dubbed a ...