Flash mobs haven’t died — they’ve been resurrected in Omaha in a very unexpected way. Volunteers with the Blue Bucket Project pick up litter. Each project usually is scheduled for just 60 minutes.

What is Washed Ashore? Meet the folks cleaning beaches and creating sculptures in Coos Bay. You can see the art on permanent ...

Setting it up is really easy.

Photo by Nancie Battaglia When Liz Murray heard it was possible to turn collected plastic into community benches, she wanted to make it happen in Saranac Lake. Murray presented the idea to her peers ...

Trash cans are among the most unglamorous of household essentials — it’s not often you look at one and think, That’s elegant! But I strongly advise against the “just buy whatever” approach.

Every year, billions of phones are discarded globally, many of them with perfectly usable processors. At the same time, the ...