Sustainability

Komaruddin, a waste picker, looks for recyclable items in a pile of garbage at the Bantargebang landfill on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Life atop a mountain of garbage begins to change as Indonesia cuts methane emissions

At Indonesia’s largest landfill, Bantargebang, waste picker Nur Wencih fears a sweeping government crackdown on open dumping could threaten the livelihood that has supported her family for two decades.

A fleet of boats from around the world compete in a men's skiff event sailing race Sunday July 28, 2024, during 2024 Summer Olympics sailing competition in Marseille, France. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

World Sailing measures the environmental impact of the sport’s Olympic equipment for the first time

A shepherd watches livestock near Khi Solar One, a solar thermal plant that converts the sun's light energy into electricity, outside Upington, South Africa, in the Northern Cape province, Aug. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

Focus turns to building stronger institutions in Africa to speed shift to renewable energy

FILE—Plastic bottles of shampoo are displayed at Compton's Market in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, June 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

17 states and trade group sue California over plastics packaging law

Solar panels are visible outside of Lincoln Financial Field on Sept. 8, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

World Cup stadiums earn prestigious certifications as green buildings before matches begin

Crackdown on Indonesia’s dump sites threatens garbage pickers

At Indonesia’s largest landfill, Bantargebang, waste picker Nur Wencih fears a sweeping government crackdown on open dumping could threaten the livelihood that has supported her family for two decades. Beginning August 1, Indonesia plans to close hundreds of open-dumping disposal sites and gradually restrict landfills to residual waste as part of efforts to cut methane emissions and improve waste management. (AP video shot by: Fadlan Syam)

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Maine is ramping up effort to reduce packaging in landfills. Will towns participate?

Takeout trash is piling up at Michigan universities. There’s no easy fix

Vara Pikor returns an item at a clothing rental store in New York on Nov. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Clothing rental services promise a sustainable alternative to fast fashion. Experts say it depends

Patterns and distressing, made by a laser, are displayed at the BPD Washhouse, a denim processing facility, in Jersey City, N.J., Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Some brands say their jeans are eco-friendly. Here’s how to find a pair that’s actually sustainable

Plastic bags with groceries sit in a cart Monday, May 18, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Plastic bags don’t go in the recycling bin. What should you do instead?

California’s new plastic recycling rules spark fights from all sides

Carly Zeffren, with the Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery, brings the body of Kenneth Jennings King to his grave site Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Your climate impact doesn’t end when you die. More people are considering ‘greener’ death options

Alfred Ogulo Mulo, a village elder, walks along a street in Mikindani, Mombasa County, Kenya, on April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Kelvin Rading)

Experts warn of rising lead risks in Africa’s solar energy boom

A Salvatore Ferragamo store is seen in downtown Milan, Italy, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Ferragamo expands leather mapping efforts as EU sustainability rules take shape

Food scraps sit inside a residential compost bin in Cincinnati on July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)

Still unsure about composting? Here’s why and how to make ‘black gold’ for the garden

Meg Goldmann, right, a volunteer with the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, folds secondhand clothes at a clothing swap event in Stockholm, Sweden, Saturday, April 19. 2026. (AP Photo/Chisato Tanaka)

Sweden’s secondhand clothing swaps offer a trendy way to cut environmental waste

A lobster fisherman hauls a trap, Sept. 8, 2022, off of Kennebunkport, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, file)

Consumers are lost at sea as seafood sustainability grows more complex

Ground up plastics that Alterra Energy receives from recycling facilities, move along a conveyor at the start of their process that transforms the material into a liquid that is then used in the manufacturing of plastic in Akron, Ohio, Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

EPA may ease regulation of chemical plastic recycling, and environmentalists worry

President Donald Trump speaks during an event with Environmental Protection Agency director Lee Zeldin to announce the EPA will no longer regulate greenhouse gases, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Public health and green groups sue EPA over repeal of rule supporting climate protections

In this Oct. 21, 2013, file photo, smoke billows from an oil refinery in Kawasaki, southwest of Tokyo. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Malaysia and Japan plan major cross-border carbon capture project, despite climate benefit doubts

Alexis Strain, graduate student in biological sciences at Louisiana State University, shows the biodegradable Mardi Gras beads they are developing, Jan. 27, 2026, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Mardi Gras beads are an environmental nightmare. LSU hopes a 3D printer and okra can change that

Owner Kadjahtou Balde, center, interacts with Tyllah Gorham, at Modify Thrift in Harlem, in the Manhattan borough of New York, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Ulaa Kuziez/RNS via AP)

A Muslim-owned thrift shop blends modest fashion, faith and sustainability

A bouquet of flowers rests on a chair at a wedding ceremony at the Dade County Courthouse in Miami, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Gen Z and millennials embrace sustainable alternatives to imported fresh flowers

The INEOS Energy's Siri platform seen from a helicopter above the North Sea, Denmark, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/James Brooks)

Ambitious plan to store CO2 beneath the North Sea set to start operations

Premier League to introduce a spending cap from next season

A facility along the Tallgrass Trailblazer carbon dioxide pipeline is seen Oct. 17, 2025, near Glenvil, Neb. (S. Andreasen via AP)

Carbon capture pipelines have struggled to advance. A project in Nebraska found success

Solar panels are visible outside of Lincoln Financial Field on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

From composting to solar panels, NFL stadiums are working to be more sustainable

In this photo provided by Planet Detroit, shows a white cloud of smoke, left, that is a water vapor plume emitted by EES Coke Battery when 12,000 gallons of cooling water are poured on 2,000-degree coke, according to a DTE Vantage executive, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (Dustin Blitchok/Planet Detroit via AP)

EPA, EES Coke Battery are $135 million apart on Clean Air Act penalties as pollution trial ends

A traveler looks out at an airplane at Salt Lake City International Airport, in Salt Lake City, July 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Travelers bothered by their flight’s pollution can pay to reduce it elsewhere. Do offsets work?

New Jersey governor signs human composting bill as alternative to burial and cremation

Fisherman Kassim Abdalla Zingizi holds a yellowfin tuna after a catch in Vanga, Kenya, on June 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)

Long-wrought WTO agreement aimed at reducing overfishing takes effect

A female jumps towards the carbon pole to cross a body of water during a Fierljeppen competition in Kockengen, Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Study: There is less room to store carbon dioxide, driver of climate change, than previously thought

A person types on a keyboard on June 6, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

How to make climate-friendly and sustainable choices when shopping online

Food scraps sit inside a residential compost bin Tuesday, July 29, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Composting helps the planet. This is how to do it, no matter where you live

BKV Carbon Ventures health and safety advisor Adam Pope looks on at a compression station that is part of a carbon capture and sequestration process in Bridgeport, Texas, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

How carbon capture works and the debate about whether it’s a future climate solution

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