Much of the U.S. uses single-stream recycling, where plastic, glass and paper go into one bin. Here’s what happens to that ...

UVA Health pharmacies are introducing paper-based prescription pill bottles, known as Tully Tubes, on Earth Day.

Why an energy drinks company drained most of its startup funds designing a clear plastic container with an aluminum top ...

Additionally, by reducing your share of plastic waste and its impact on pollution and the climate crisis, you would also be ...

It heats up quickly to seal anything from cereal bags and chip bags to pet food bags so the contents stay fresh for longer.

For Oceana, the clearest solution to reduce this figure lies in bringing back reusable packaging — whether in the form of returnable glass bottles, which can be reused 50 times, or thicker PET plastic ...

Alpha-gal syndrome, or AGS, is one tick-triggered allergy that can change what you eat, the medications you tolerate and how ...

Tossing takeout containers into the recycling bin feels like the right move, but looks can be deceiving. A lot of food ...

Microplastics in kids' food have long been a concern among parents. Microplastics are plastic particles smaller than 5 mm in ...

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency workers shovel metal scraps that were once lithium-ion batteries at a processing site at ...

An early maker of light, plastic water bottles was Nalge, in Rochester, New York, which found that the unbreakable containers it was making for science laboratories in the ’60s were being used by ...

Louie recommends doing a sniff test. Place some compost in a plastic bag or container, wait a few days, and then smell it. “If it smells like a lovely natural forest floor, you are good to go ...