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From shipping to storage, the environmental cost of that Valentine’s Day bouquet of flowers is steeper than you think. Here is everything you need to know to have an eco-friendly Valentine’s Day and show a little love to Planet Earth.

If you’ve got a cell phone then you’ve got the power to help save the planet… albeit in a small way. It may mean what type of phone you buy, how often you buy it, or how you discard it. Here are a few keys to keep in mind that could go a long, long way.

Did you know during Christmas season the average American produces up to 25% more trash?

LX’s Fernando Hurtado takes a closer look at the environmental impact of the ubiquitous red party cups and offers some suggestions for making your next party greener.

Once the presents have been opened and the egg nog is empty, you might be looking at a mound of post-holiday trash and asking yourself: Can I recycle this? From the lights on your Christmas tree to the bows on your gifts, we’re breaking down what can be recycled and what is destined for a landfill.

With just a little extra thought about your Christmas tree and all its trimmings, you can reduce your carbon footprint and give a gift to the planet this holiday season. Learn more about why you should buy a real Christmas tree, should not try to recycle your ornaments, and how one carpenter has found a creative way to turn holiday...

Do the planet a solid. Dismiss the primal urge to dump all that trash in a plastic bag and get on with your day. The holiday season is the time to think green.

After opening all your Black Friday orders, you can just gather all that packaging on the floor and take it to the recycling bin, right? Not so fast — it’s not that simple. NBCLX’s Fernando Hurtado talked to a recycling expert about exactly what packaging can get recycled, and what is still destined for the landfill.

Black Friday’s discounts are deep, and so is its impact on the environment. Expedited shipping combined with packaging that’s not as recyclable as you may think and hasty purchasing decisions result in tons of waste and greenhouse gases. Here’s what you can do to help.

The drinking fountain has a rich, troubling history and it has played an essential role in millions of people’s lives worldwide, providing access to a fundamental human right. But now, as we face a world where COVID-19 remains a danger, will the communal water fountain become a relic of times gone by?

A recent change to state law in Vermont, one largely invisible to consumers, is expected to have a big impact on the environment. After Vermonters finish a soda or a beer, what they choose to do with their empties could now help the planet in a whole new way. “It is something you can easily do at home, and make…

Eric Lundgren has made the problem of electronic waste his life’s work – and even spent a year in jail for that mission. Now he’s turning his focus to the coronavirus crisis by importing and donating PPE as well as mobile emergency power trailers that use repurposed lithium ion batteries from old Teslas.

Only 8.4% of discarded plastic actually goes through the full recycling process to be transformed into other products. The rest ends up in landfills. So how are so many companies still touting their plastic products as recyclable? The New York Times explains.

Christmas produces a lot of joy…and garbage. Americans produce 25% more trash between Thanksgiving and Christmas, according to the EPA. Learn what should go into the recycle bin and what might be better suited for the landfill — or swapped out completely.

California is fining the nation’s largest pharmacy health care provider a record $3.6 million for failing to redeem deposits on bottles and cans at some of its locations, regulators said Monday. The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, better known as CalRecycle, said its investigation found that 81 of CVS Pharmacy’s 848 retail stores in California refused to redeem…