The original box isn't the best or most convenient way to store an artificial Christmas tree. Here's why and how you should store your faux Christmas tree instead.

Chemical additions to plastic that mimic natural polymers like DNA can create materials that break down in days, months or years rather than littering the environment for centuries. Researchers hope ...

Waste and recycling company WM has added plastic cups made of polypropylene (PP) and paper to-go cups to its universal list of accepted recyclable materials, meaning residents can recycle to-go cups ...

These tried-and-true Pyrex containers (which are even approved by a Food & Wine editor’s mom) are a kitchen essential for anyone serious about switching to non-toxic food storage. The tempered glass ...

A passionate home cook since childhood, Mark Marino has covered food news for numerous national print and digital publications. He also served as the executive director of The Kitchn's shopping team, ...

Dr. Jason Wang (right), senior research associate, and Qaseem Haider (left), Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Chemical and Paper Engineering, presented at the first C3PS member meeting at Michigan ...

Welcome to Plastic-Free Kitchen Week on the Strategist, where we’ve been obsessively researching and testing plastic alternatives — for everything from appliances to cleaning supplies to cookware. For ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on paper straws in February. Members of the general public will have a chance to weigh in on the use of paper versus plastic straws as the federal ...

I used plastic food containers for most of my life — they’re affordable and accessible at most of the grocery stores I frequent. But, in recent years I’ve learned more about the potential dangers ...

President Donald Trump took aim at paper straws on Tuesday as Americans continue to debate the use of plastic straws in everyday life. The president, while in Florida, noted the "little" victories his ...

President Trump's National Strategy to End The Use of Paper Straws claims PFAS pose a health risk, but paper manufacturers say they don't intentionally include the substances in their products.