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The plastic-free packaging startup Notpla and the environmentally-friendly cleaning brand Mack just launched sustainable laundry and dish detergent sachets made from plants. The product is used like the water-soluble plastic pods we're familiar with, but it won't create microplastic pollution.

Yarn made from kelp comes with a significantly lower environmental footprint than other common fibers. Can this giant seaweed save the fashion industry? We spoke with a startup on the cutting edge of kelp-based fabric development to find out.

The Papa's Pilar Rum distillery and the nonprofit I.CARE are making waves with a new approach to restoring one of the nation’s most endangered ecosystems, the Florida Reefs, and they're looking to local recreational divers for help.

The footprint of America’s annual vodka consumption is equivalent to burning up to 2.96 billion pounds of coal. But it turns out, you can have your sustainable cocktail and drink it, too. Distillery 98 produces small-batch vodka with a healthy pour of environmental responsibility, priding itself on using local ingredients and minimizing environmental impact.

The footwear and apparel company Allbirds unveiled the world’s first net-zero shoe, called M0.0NSHOT, along with all of the information necessary to re-create its work — from design to manufacturing to carbon measurement. And its recipe doesn’t rely on purchasing carbon offsets.