Sustainability

Girls are more likely to be dissatisfied with environmental efforts than boys, and older teens are more likely to care about corporations’ role in climate change than younger teens, new data finds.

Clothes designed by Asate Maisé have sold out online in 6 minutes. Maisé gives a tour of her studio in Wilmington, Delaware, and talks about her use of sustainable, deadstock vintage fabrics in eye-catching clothing.

COVID-19 created a wave of trials for many communities and organizations throughout New York City. Yet, one nonprofit organization located in the South Bronx used the pandemic as an opportunity to build momentum for its mission to promote equity, education, health and wellness within the local community. (Produced by Gabriella Lozano)

After committing to making all of its products sustainable by 2030, Danish toymaker LEGO announced that it will start rolling out new bricks made entirely of recycled bottles.

At the beginning of the pandemic, as grocery store shelved emptied of essentials, many people in the U.S. got a taste of a world where food isn’t easy to come by. But as climate change threatens the planet, experts say mass food shortages are a real danger. That’s why people like Elizabeth Medgyesy of California’s Sonoma County are turning to...

Two British designers have developed an eco-friendly approach to producing furniture — they grow it directly from trees. The co-founders of the U.K. furniture business, called Full Grown, coax trees to grow into the shape of tables, chairs and even lamps. Yusuf Omar of Hashtag Our Stories met with the co-founders of Full Grown to see this “organic 3D printing”...

In Taos, New Mexico, a team is building a model of self-sustainable, off-the-grid living called Earthships. The concept was pioneered by Michael Reynolds 50 years ago and has been evolving ever since. He said the structures meet the six key human needs by providing shelter, water, food, energy, sewage treatment and garbage management.

Taking a toy out of the box can make a mess.

With the statewide plastic bag ban going into effect this weekend, one New Yorker has made it his mission to give plastic bags a second life. NBC New York’s Lauren Scala reports.

With the statewide plastic bag ban going into effect this weekend, one New Yorker has made it his mission to give plastic bags a second life. Alex Dabagh is a leathersmith by trade but he recently developed a passion for plastic. The Brooklyn native noticed how much plastic waste his factory has been collecting and wanted to put the trash…

Paper or paper? New York residents will soon only be able to carry their groceries inside paper bags that will cost them 5 cents each — that is unless they bring their own reusable bags. Before the ban on single-use plastic bags officially takes place on March 1, those who live in New York City can get free reusable bags…

As the push for businesses to become more sustainable continues, one Hoboken salon is going the extra mile to recycle everything possible — right down to the hair that piles up on the floor. NBC New York’s Gus Rosendale reports.

Vogue Italia has produced its first issue of the new year and decade with an eye on sustainability, substituting fashion illustrations for photographs in an effort to reduce the environmental impact associated with staging fashion photo shoots around the globe. Editor-in-chief Emanuele Farneti said the January issue was believed to be the first time a Vogue magazine has gone photo-less…

NY’s approved budget includes a plastic bag ban and new tolls for drivers in Manhattan. Tracie Strahan reports.