Before you reheat tonight’s leftovers, it helps to know what actually matters when it comes to plastic food containers, especially as questions about microplastics continue to grow.

Plastic waste surrounds daily life, from food containers and grocery bags to shampoo bottles and medical supplies. Much of it ...

Recycling is about to get greener in central Ohio, thanks to artificial intelligence. "Rumpke is berry egg-cited to announce that clamshell plastic containers are now recyclable," Rumpke Waste & ...

Mastering recycling in 2025 means understanding what actually belongs in your bin. Takeout containers might look recyclable, but appearances can be deceiving -- many should either be reused, if ...

For me, I hate to throw anything away, if I think I can find a second use for a product. However, I always seem have a ton of those plastic nursery pots laying around. They are nice to have when I ...

Michigan's chief growth officer, Hilary Doe, highlighted sustainable innovations on Earth Day, including MSU's packaging labs and a reusable takeout container service. MSU researchers are developing ...

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

Generally, you don't need to remove paper labels from metal or aluminum cans before you chuck them in the recycling bin. When the cans are recycled, the heat applied to the metal burns away the paper ...

European nations voted Friday to allow for chemical recycling to play a larger role in the production of plastic bottles, ...