Most food deliveries come wrapped in petrochemicals. But there are ways to reduce the disposable plastic delivered to your ...

Small-format materials include beverage bottle caps, pumps for lotion bottles, plastic lids on beverage cups, cosmetic packaging such as lipstick, and foodservice cutlery.

Upcycling plastic fruit containers is not only eco-friendly but also super useful around the home. Here are all the ways you ...

Plastic packaging, often made from polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), ... Avoid reheating food in plastic containers, and consider using safer options, such as glass or ceramic.

While it’s generally OK to store food in plastic containers labeled with a 1, 2, 4, or 5, you should try to use glass. Plastic marked with a 3, 6, and 7 should be used minimally around food to ...

AUGUSTA — Maine hotel rooms may no longer be stocked with small bottles of shampoo, conditioner and other toiletries if a proposal before lawmakers to ban the miniature plastic bottles gets enacted.