The move comes as more and more consumers are looking to reduce the amount of plastic waste they produce.

Black plastic containers: These are another popular choice for restaurants and while they are often made from recycled ...

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I’ve been wanting to cut down on plastic use in my daily life for a long time now. Not only is it wasteful — most plastic will stick around for hundreds and even thousands of years — but there have ...

REWASH Refillery lets customers refill their own containers with laundry detergent, dish soap, hand soap and more.

COLUMBIA — Leah Christian, owner of The Clean Refill, scooped all-natural conditioner into a large, reusable container Wednesday afternoon as she talked about her inspiration to open a zero-waste ...

Americans, on average, toss out about three quarters of a pound of plastic each day, according to researchers at Oxford University. Most of that trash winds up in a landfill. As someone who loves ...

Every hour, 2.5 million plastic bottles are thrown away in the United States. While many of us justify drinking from plastic bottles or buying our food in plastic containers by telling ourselves it's ...

Plastic can cause food to spoil more quickly or even transfer harmful chemicals into your food when used incorrectly. Alternatives like cheese paper, glass or stainless steel help maintain freshness, ...

Confused over what plastics you can recycle? There’s reasons for that. And our local waste stream, with an upgraded Santa ...