Those crinkly plastic cartons are so much more than just a single-use receptacle for storing your favorite fruit.

Plastic is an inexpensive, durable storage solution, but it's not meant for everything in the home. Here are 10 items experts ...

Take a plastic shopping bag and stuff it horizontally into the tissue box with the handles sticking out of the slit on top.

A party at home will usually leave you with enough leftovers to last a few days. Chances are you will store them in a variety of plastic boxes and stack them in your fridge to be used over the next ...

Microplastics Are Invading Your Meals - and Your Body Here's something that might make you rethink tonight's dinner. 11 ...

Chances are sushi aficionados have left a restaurant take-out in tow and with a handful of adorable, but environmentally ...

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Bunches of bananas wrapped in plastic. A pre-peeled orange in a plastic box. Shrink-wrapped cucumbers. Over-packaged food has been bothering shoppers for years and supermarkets have responded by ...