FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — Students at a local school are trying to pull off a zero-waste lunch by composting, sharing unwanted food and encouraging others. The Marshall Road Elementary school in ...

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.

Reducing waste in everyday life is a challenge that’s attracting more and more people. However, with all the eco-friendly trends, helpful advice, and misguided ideas out there, it’s easy to get lost.

Kelli Hess writes, At Home ReSource, we take the Zero By Fifty initiative very seriously and have been thrilled by all the ...

KEET-TV will present a free “Zero Waste Lunch Kit” workshop Aug. 19 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Jefferson Community Center, 1000 B St. in Eureka. “We will offer folks a chance to make tote bags, ...

Using every last scrap from the chopping board may sound absurd. But not only is it doable, it could very well be delicious.