Pablo Päster is an energy and sustainability management consultant who wrote a weekly advice column for Treehugger from 2009-2012. Dear Pablo: With the energy and water used in washing and drying, isn ...

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section. Last Sunday, I — along with colleagues from Grub Street and hundreds of others — spent a rainy morning ...

Virginia designer Lauren Liess posted a photo on Instagram of her farm table set for a lovely family dinner. There were purple clematis from her garden, vintage lucite and brass candlesticks, platters ...

If you’re like most cost-conscious shoppers, you’ve probably assumed Amazon is always the cheapest option for bulk household goods. But May 2026 price data tells a different story: Walmart’s ...

The idea of a “fancy disposable plate” might seem like a contradiction. But disposable party plates have come a long way from those bulk packs of flimsy white paper plates that are probably sitting in ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) is preparing to issue a notice this month mandating that cafeterias and boxed meal suppliers make it possible for customers to recycle paper tableware ...