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Think we are cutting back? They are just getting started, and we are going to be buried in the stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, we've finally reached peak TreeHugger.

A new lightweight thermoelectric generator has been developed at NC State, which may be able to power small health sensors or other small wearable devices.

Tokyo 2020's organizing committee will transform old smartphones, laptops, and digital cameras into a true treasure.

Ian Urbina reports at The New York Times on the negative side effects the tech industries shift to flat screen technology has had on the market for recycling old television and computer monitor glass

A new report card from the Electronics TakeBack Coaltion shows how each retailer stacks up when it comes to recycling the merchandise they sell us.

Chances are, your holiday gifts may include an electronic gadget or two, and a new initiative aims to encourage and support the proper disposal and recycling of the old ones.

Starting in 2015, it will be illegal to leave computers and other electronic for curb-side pickup, as part of an effort to fight e-waste.

Here are some staggering numbers of what could be saved.

By reclaiming precious metals from its 'urban mine' of obsolete electronics, Japan may be able to produce the medals for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics from recycled materials.

The prime minister also mentioned holding companies responsible for the packaging waste they create.

The first Freakonomics book was a lot of fun; the second less so, as it sort of devolved into "if the scientific consensus and/or coast-hugging liberal elite are for it, we are against it" type of thing. Hence Freakonomics Watch; or perhaps it should

Megan McArdle at the Atlantic piles on the Infographic debate, " issuing a plea to bloggers to help stop this plague in its track."

Ahead of the Frankfurt Auto Show starting 14 September, BMW is drumming up buzz for a completely new concept car, the Vision EfficientDynamics. BMW today released a video (over the fold) promising all the sporty driving fun of the BMW M3 in

One more example of how words can become completely meaningless and even contradictory.

In what is said to be a first for automakers, Ford is developing foams and plastics using captured carbon dioxide, which could be integrated into the company's vehicles within five years.

Matt Ridley might be right about the world not ending on December 21 this year. But the rest of the article is delusional.

We are now prisoners of the petrochemical industry.

They are basically solid fossil fuels, putting out as much as 6 kg of CO2 for every kg of plastic.

Made by NPR, it explains what's recyclable, what becomes trash, and why.

And researchers estimate there's another 3 trillion pieces in surface sediments.

"Bags for life," as they're called, do not get reused nearly as much as retailers would like to believe.

Hawaii's most populated island is implementing tough new rules for packaging.

A scientific assessment has confirmed enormous amounts of waste and definite harm to wildlife.

Volunteers are trialling an urban fish farm allotment in Bristol, England. Could this help ensure food security in an uncertain future?

This week, the full-time TreeHugger crew met up in Atlanta to pow-wow over the blog we all know and love. We are serious subscribers to the working-from-home-is-green ethic, but about every 18 months or so, we get together to

From one problem to the next...

Current water treatment can't remove these wastes that are increasingly implicated in serious environmental effects

This could mean we're drinking our plastic waste.

This is where your next pair of underwear needs to come from.

While advances in energy technology and smart home apps and devices have given us additional tools for living more sustainably, low-tech and simple solutions can make a difference too.

Half of antibiotics prescribed by primary-care doctors are done so inappropriately and are fueling the emergence of antibiotic-resistant superbugs.

This Friday, Patagonia encourages us to celebrate the clothes we have and the stories they tell.

This just pushes every TreeHugger button.

Despite Natura's seemingly excellent and forward-thinking business model, their list of ingredients is surprisingly awful and toxic, which calls into question the B Corp certification standards.

This fascinating film reveals disturbing facts about malnutrition and infant mortality, and the role of insidious corporations in perpetuating these problems.

A major brand is putting out the first fully recyclable shampoo bottle made from recycled beach plastic

We need to see plastic for what it is: nearly-indestructible, highly polluted and far from disposable.

Using various vintage fabrics, many with a story behind them, this artist portrays ordinary people and historical figures with an artful eye.

Now, for the rest of the U.S. and Canada to get on board...

This is the first-known attempt of a commercial company to undertake a physical clean-up of trash from open waters.

I always thought the 'it makes them grow faster' reasoning for why they put antibiotics in animal feed was a myth and that the truth was more complex. Farmers found they could crowd animals

They show that the struggle is real, and you're not alone.

Britain's Conservative government is expected to announce wide-ranging measures to tackle ocean plastic pollution.

In order to prevent future pandemics, we need to change our relationship with wildlife

It turns out, there are a lot of chemicals that have to be dealt with before fabrics can be reused.

The London Olympics are only beginning, but the next ones are already underway with Rio's ambitious urbanization plan. Its latest inauguration: the city's third largest green area.

Designer Maria Antonia Godigna spent two years studying the spinning techniques of the Warao and created a line of furniture with Moriche, the palm fiber produced by them.

Amongst an audience of their peers at the National Collegiate Athletic Association, representatives from Yale University recently outlined how they plan to bring green to the university athletic department. How exactly