Everyday items like clothing, plastics and packaging can last centuries. Here’s how long they tend to breakdown and why design and consumer choices must change.

Storing plastic bags in drawers may not be the best use of space. Instead, keep these essentials organized by repurposing ...

This is hardly the first time. Shopper shares photo of upsetting discovery while opening up packaged meal: 'Is it normal?' ...

Ridwell, and companies like it, offer to take complex plastic items you can't put in your blue bin and find a home for them.

If you’ve ever grabbed a bag of St. Louis-made Red Hot Riplets, you may have noticed a label near the expiration date that reads: “NOT FOR SALE IN CA,” specifically the state of ...

The brand's motto is "Happiness you can hold"—but bags this size may have been holding a little something extra.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois lawmakers are considering a bill that would charge shoppers a fee for carryout bags, with the goal of restricting the use of plastic bags over the next few years.

After reading through hundreds of interviews with Dolly Parton, biographer Martha Ackmann came to one realization: Parton courts reporters more than they court her. “I read so many accounts when she ...

The concept of carrying your lunch may elicit school-day memories of the flimsy, zip-up packs adorned with G.I. Joe or some other beloved cartoon character on the front flap. It may seem too juvenile ...

Volunteers have been working to remove thousands of bags of chips which washed ashore on a beach in Sussex. The clear-up operation was launched amid concerns over the potential impact of the debris on ...