The program of reusable glass packaging reinforces the basic idea that recycling enhances the value in glass containers by proposing a returnable system, in which, 'new' beverages can be produced from returned bottles by avoiding the making of new, virgin ones. This tactic is intended to enlarge the refill...
Sustainability is a limited framework. The solutions to the climate crisis hinge upon embracing regeneration as a universal organizing...
A professor argues for sustainability and equity over industrial agriculture.
Agroecology—a science, practice, and movement which seeks social, political, economic, and environmental sustainability in the global food system—is gaining momentum in the U.S., according to a new Dartmouth-led commentary in Nature Food. As the co-authors report, the approach...
Tractor Beverage Company is working to offer healthier, sustainable beverage alternatives to restaurants across the United States. The company aims to minimize waste and deliver higher returns to farmer partners.
Tractor Beverage Company sources organic, non-GMO ingredients from farms around the world. Its beverage...
Industry leaders are implementing innovative strategies, such as supply chain transparency, circular economy practices, renewable energy initiatives, fermentation technology and regenerative agriculture programs, to take responsibility for their environmental impact and create a more sustainable future.
Lessons from green Michelinstar chef Nicolai Tram's culinary approach
UK-based food & beverage expert Michael Butler, recently returned from a visit to sustainable chef Nicolai Tram and his wife, Eva, at restaurant Knystaforsen in Rydöbruk, Sweden. Knystaforsen achieved...
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A small Chicago business has a big idea—eliminate single-use plastic water bottles and cut emissions leading to climate change.
Kadeya has developed a vending machine that dispenses a drink—and then takes a bottle back, cleans it, and can dispense...
Plastic pollution is not only an environmental issue, Northeastern experts say, but an important public health issue.
Madhavi Venkatesan, associate teaching professor of economics at Northeastern University, is convinced that human convenience is an expense the environment cannot afford.
That is why she founded Sustainable...
Coca-Cola, Nestlé top the list of plastic waste producers, according to new study
Companies across the world produce over 450 million metric tons of plastic each year, with much of it ending up in landfills, on...
Much of the planet is swimming in discarded plastic, which is harming animal and possibly human health. Can it be cleaned up?
Plastic pollution has become one of the...