Plastic use keeps rising rapidly while recycling struggles. Incineration grows steadily, but it may harm more than help.

"I’ve been throwing them out. Thank you!" Mom reveals genius way to reuse plastic Parmesan lids for kitchen storage: 'How did ...

Don't throw away that empty Parmesan cheese bottle just yet. Try out one of these hacks for reusing it and giving it a new ...

Around 100 billion plastic beverage containers are sold in the United States each year — much of which ends up in landfills and waterways, polluting the environment and endangering wildlife. Studies ...

These eight grocery stores are being called out for their excessive plastic use. Learn how your favorite store stacks up in ...

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Early studies suggest that plastic particles are influencing human blood pressure, a condition linked to serious ...

With the rise of home delivery services, plastic containers are more common than ever, but these containers can easily add microplastics into your food when heated or washed. One study found that ...

or thicker PET plastic containers, which are designed for 25 uses. Coca-Cola itself acknowledged in 2022 that reusable packaging was “among the most effective ways to reduce waste”, and ...

"You don't have to use as much plastic," Donna Kolojeskie says ... a new skill that can cut down on her purchases of disposable containers of seedlings at big box stores. Even peat pots, Hallett ...

Today, Oceana released a new report that projects The Coca-Cola Company’s plastic use will exceed 9.1 billion pounds (4.1 million metric tons) per year by 2030 if the company does not change its ...

And when you’re buying cheese or processed meat from the deli counter, bring your own containers to help cut plastic use as much as possible. When grocery shopping, look for products that aren ...