When a group of high school seniors teamed up with Ramapo College and the Paterson Museum to examine the use of bags — both single-use plastic and reusable — in northern New Jersey in 2018, they ...

I used plastic food containers for most of my life — they’re affordable and accessible at most of the grocery stores I frequent. But, in recent years I’ve learned more about the potential dangers ...

The convenience culture that defines modern urban life has a dark underbelly, one that lurks in the seemingly innocent plastic containers delivering our favorite comfort foods. A groundbreaking study ...

Plastic storage containers are pretty much everywhere at this point, but they’re not always the healthiest choice for your food. According to a nationally recognized research toxicologist we ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Person holding empty plastic food storage container - Mehmet Hilmi Barcin/Getty Images How many times have you picked up an empty ...

A hidden two-letter code stamped on plastic food containers reveals just how toxic it may be. Consumers are advised to check for labels marked PP (polypropylene) or PE (polyethylene), plastics deemed ...

FORSYTH - When Ron Ingram was leaving for work early Monday morning, he discovered that the plastic garbage container he had wheeled to the curb the previous evening was nowhere in sight. "It was very ...

ZILLAH - Later this month, Zillah residents will see their old, small tin-can style garbage containers replaced with larger plastic ones with wheels that are easier to move. The change will cost ...

BOISE, Idaho (Reuters) - In early 2018, residents of Boise, Idaho were told by city officials that a breakthrough technology could transform their hard-to-recycle plastic waste into low-polluting fuel ...