A pop-up Sustain What conversation with a sustainability-focused entrepreneur building a plastic trash-to-resource business across eastern Indonesia.

A number of organizations are attempting to clean up the water, but solving the problem of ocean plastic pollution will also require big changes on land.

They seem so small, yet they add up to a big problem. Plus, they’re exceptionally annoying.

As the world re-opens, it’s a good time to take stock of the implications of how we dress.

A student urges that we stand up to corporate deceit, reinstate plastic-bag bans, and encourage businesses to allow reusables again while adhering to safety protocols.

Changes in carbon emissions, individual behaviors, and government responses will have a big impact on the environment and our ability to combat climate change.

Single-use plastics are having a revival. Some of the changes have been brought on not by necessity, but by the powerful plastics lobby taking advantage of a time of crisis.

Fossil fuel companies are ramping up production of virgin plastics, with huge potential consequences for climate and the environment.

Short answer: Why not both?

In honor of National Farmers Market Week, a staffer who used to work at the market tells us why farmers markets are valuable community resources.