Yesterday, Open House New York concluded its year-long series, Getting to Zero exploring New York City’s waste management system. Getting to Zero: Zero Waste Guidelines revealed to its audience that ...

Addressing the critical issue of waste in the fashion industry, AquaAI's platform assists designers in crafting unique styles with minimal waste NEW YORK, NY, UNITED ...

Sustainable sourcing and manufacture, zero waste sampling, inclusive design and the ethical work place are overiding topics in the graduate fashion design courses. In Elizabeth Shane Quinn’s classes ...

While a growing number of chefs around the world are trying to cut food waste, Helsinki’s Restaurant Nolla (“Zero”) takes it to the extreme: the three cofounders are trying to completely eliminate ...

If you’ve been wondering how to maintain a kitchen that produces no waste whatsoever, take a look at this project. Designed by Austria-based furniture designer Ivana Steiner, this modern zero-waste ...

The Peninsula in the Bronx, N.Y., a mixed-use affordable housing campus, just opened its first phase. The development has a comprehensive plan to reduce waste, separate recyclable materials, and make ...

Architects—even those who don’t call themselves super-green—by now are obliged to design buildings that conserve energy and water. But do they expect to create structures that allow occupants to ...

Making clothes is notoriously wasteful. Fabric comes in large bolts which are then cut into pieces to be sewn into a garment, but the process typically wastes about 15% of the material. When you ...

New York City is not exactly a city that takes pride in its waste treatment. Currently the city’s waste ends up mostly in landfills and incinerators. Organizers of Designing Waste: Strategies for a ...

Every day, 24,000 tons of waste leaves New York City. A third of it is traditional recycling material—metal, plastic, glass, cardboard and paper—roughly half of which gets recycled. Another third is ...