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When it comes to storage, odds are you have a collection of plastic containers on standby in your home. While these products make tough, cost-effective solutions, sometimes they're not the best for ...

We use plastic tubs for everything from taking our sandwiches to work to storing food in the freezer and reheating leftovers in the microwave. But are they safe and should we be looking for ...

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A growing number of Cuyahoga County waste processors now offer curbside recycling of polypropylene tubs, which include things like sour cream containers, fruit and yogurt cups, and ...

An Australian yogurt manufacturer has been forced to change the wording on its plastic tubs after Australia's competition watchdog investigated it for making false claims the tubs were made from 100 ...

Microplastics can leach into food through various mechanisms, so what about the microwave? I asked a professor of public ...

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Upfield's innovation, in collaboration with Footprint, puts an oil-proof, plastic-free, recyclable paper solution on supermarket shelves for some of its most iconic brands. The roll-out started ...

LOS ANGELES — Dianna Cohen is on alert. From the newspaper on her front stoop each morning, to the clothes she will pick up at the dry cleaner, to the lunch she’ll eat, to the shelves at her seemingly ...