Those crinkly plastic cartons are so much more than just a single-use receptacle for storing your favorite fruit.

There are more ways than ever to get dinner on the table without leaving the house. Meal kits and prepared meal delivery services are two of my favorites, and right up there with meals from Blue Apron ...

The packaging producer is working with Vegpro to make all of its Fresh Attitude salad containers from recycled plastic by 2021. Cascades is using 100 percent recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) ...

Got a round plastic lid lying around in your kitchen? With a some burlap, skewers, and a glass bottle, you can turn it into ...

In Portage County, people can recycle plastic containers marked with numbers 1, 2 or 5, but only if they meet specific ...

Researchers detected flame retardants in household items made from recycled black plastic. The study later received a correction — but regardless of this paper, the chemicals' health effects remain ...

Summer means getting gardens in shape and buying plants to add color or greenery to the yard. But it also means being left with all those plastic containers that the plants come in, which typically ...

Consumers in Northern California can recycle rigid plastic candy containers at Olyns reverse vending machines in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Sweet Rewards Challenge began Oct. 25 at select retail ...