From pastry to plastic: Starbucks finds sweet spot for food waste

Rather than rely on petroleum for creating plastics, Hong Kong researchers extracted succinic acid from cookies and croissants. Read More

Mushrooms and bamboo? Dell delves into packaging alternatives

Say goodbye to plastic and peanuts. Use these 3 biodegradable and compostable materials instead. Read More

Racing to the top: 10 green Olympic facts

Features range from real-time energy monitoring to the world's first recyclable stadium to an athlete's village with a green future. Read More

Why green chemistry is a major driver of product innovation

Better-designed and greener ways have taken root among researchers and industry, and it's not just about removing hazardous chemicals from the hood. Read More

Can Coca-Cola's new water system be a game changer?

Coca-Cola believes it has found the real thing in its new technology that reuses cleaned and treated water for non-product applications. Read More

Why the planet wins in the race to 40 mpg

More and more cars are breaking this threshold. Why has it become such a sacred goal, and what's the impact on the environment? Read More

Innovating a sea change in reducing plastic waste

Can companies and society innovate ways to reduce plastic waste? A diverse group last month in Rio set out to find out. Read More

How Home Depot is expanding the organic compost market

Take a look inside how a two-year-old startup got two of America's largest retailers to put its products on the shelves. Read More

Green vs. gray infrastructure: When nature trumps concrete

Natural ecosystems can meet the infrastructure demands of the 21st century in ways that benefit both the environment and the bottom line. Read More

How Sprint pushes the envelope on paper waste

Frustrated by slow uptake of digital billing, the telecom giant has just launched a reusable envelope for paper bills, a move that will save 400 tons of paper and more than 10 million gallons of water per year. Read More