Two recipients of this year's Goldman Environmental Prize are working to abolish the practice of sending trash to landfills and incinerators. And the idea is catching on. There is a growing global movement to significantly reduce the amount of trash we produce as communities, cities, countries and even regions. It's called the zero-waste movement, and it received a major … [Read more...]
Three French hens
In response to a European Union directive to divert waste from landfills, local governments across the continent have had to come up with ways to meet the target goals or else face large fines. In France, the microscopic town of Pincé (population: 206) has come up with a particularly creative and logical solution: Backyard chickens for all. What originally began as a joke, … [Read more...]