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Craigslist can cut solid waste, one used sofa at a time

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The average American generates about 1,500 pounds of garbage annually, and then spends lots of tax dollars disposing of it.Even as recycling has taken off

November 19, 2018 by Suvrat Dhanorkar

Is your business wasting money on waste?

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Waste is considered business as usual for apparel and home goods brands. Should it be?Waste — product that is made, but is unsellable — costs brands money and

November 16, 2018 by Nicole Bassett

In the business of wasting nothing

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The following Q&A is an edited excerpt from the Bard MBA’s Nov. 16 "The Impact Report" podcast. The Impact Report brings together students and faculty in

November 16, 2018 by Heather Bowden

4 ways that cities around the globe are going circular

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November 3, 2018 by Peter Plastrik

21 finalists announced for clean-economy startup pitch competition

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GreenBiz Group has selected 21 innovative startups to pitch their ventures from the main stage of VERGE 18, Oct. 16-18 in Oakland, California. The

August 22, 2018 by

Episode 136: The downside of data-driven planning, New York takes a stand on ride-sharing

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Week in ReviewTune in around 5:03 for a roundup of news.What New York’s Uber decision portends for ride-hailing servicesThe limits of data-driven approaches to

August 17, 2018 by Heather Clancy

Innovating for Mars, and maybe Earth, too

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This article is drawn from the Circular Weekly newsletter from GreenBiz, running Fridays.While reading this essay from the comfort of your home or office,

July 17, 2018 by Lauren Phipps

How to make wealth from waste on a crowded planet

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The phrase "fecal sludge business model" probably doesn’t evoke an image of something you’d like to wade right into. But if you’re a business who’s ignoring

July 11, 2018 by Claudia Sadoff

Amid other ambitious targets, closing the loop remains elusive in Hawaii

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Framed by a momentum towards energy independence and ambitious sustainability targets at the VERGE Hawaii conference, a group of key stakeholders gathered on

June 21, 2018 by Lauren Phipps

Greening the internet: What Apple and Google are getting right

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We are all addicted to the little computers we carry in our pockets. We can't take our eyes off of the endless information and streaming entertainment. And

May 22, 2018 by Steven Cohen

Episode 123: Public meets private, symbiotic relationships

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Week in ReviewTune in around 7:15 for a weekly roundup of news.Behind Europe’s quest to scale industrial symbiosisWhere it makes sense for fleets to go

May 4, 2018 by Heather Clancy

How Dow Chemical and Boise are taking aim at plastics

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Dow Chemical is one of the world’s biggest producers of plastics and packaging. So it may come as a surprise that the company is working with Boise, Idaho, and

April 23, 2018 by Cassandra Sweet

Aldi cracks down on plastic waste

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Aldi has become the latest leading supermarket to unveil wide-ranging new plans to crack down on plastic waste, pledging to ensure all the packaging for its

March 9, 2018 by James Murray

Big data helps scientists watch ocean plastic gyres form

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I was at the wheel of a 54-foot research sloop crossing the north Pacific Ocean through the heart of one of the most plastic-polluted parts of the sea, when I

February 26, 2018 by Erica Cirino

TerraCycle: Eliminating the idea of waste by recycling everything

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The following Q&A is an edited excerpt from the Bard MBA’s Feb. 2 The Impact Report podcast. The Impact Report brings together students and faculty in Bard

February 16, 2018 by Alistair Hall

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