Microwaves make reheating easy, but some everyday containers pose risks that can affect food safety, appliance performance, ...

CLEVELAND, April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — A new Freedonia Group analysis forecasts US demand for plastic containers in fresh produce applications to rise 5.0% per year through 2024, outpacing all other ...

A food safety expert weighs in.

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 ...

Five things to consider when it comes to reusing or replacing food storage containers. Experts share their best tips.

BPA, PET, HDPE. You’re trying to do the right thing by recycling, following health alerts and shopping wisely, but you’re not fluent in molecular chemistry. So how do you decipher exactly what it all ...

Dear EarthTalk: I’ve read that plastic bottles are not always safe to reuse over and over as harmful chemicals can leach out into the contents. I’m wondering if the same issues plague Tupperware and ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Rumpke recycling customers will soon no longer have to stuff their trash cans with bulky produce clamshell packaging and cumbersome plastic carry-out containers. Rumpke Waste ...

You drink water from a plastic water bottle, chug sport replacement beverages from hard plastic containers, carry your milk home in a plastic gallon and even feed the baby her formula from a plastic ...

As of October 1, Somerset County will expand its curbside program to accept all plastic bottles and containers that are marked #1 through #7. Number designations are on the bottom of bottles and ...