Instead of tossing those plastic containers that fruit comes in directly into the recycle bin, try repurposing them in ...

Reusing single-use materials is a great way to contribute to environmental sustainability, and with Costco's croissant ...

Buying food in bulk can result in a lot of packaging waste, so Costco customers are always seeking creative and sustainable ways to repurpose the packages from the products they buy at the big box ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. So you've bought some strawberries at the local store. You knew you wouldn't be able to resist them the moment you saw them, and ...

Cabbage leaves covered in frost in the garden - Ulrike Leone/Getty Images Gardeners are the great tenders of earth, so it's really no surprise to find that many of them are reusing plastic containers ...

Reusing plastic containers from food delivery seems like an easy way to reduce waste and save money, but this common practice raises an important question about what happens when that plastic is ...

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Dear Heloise: The 4-ounce plastic containers from jello, pudding and applesauce are great to use as measuring cups. I keep canisters full of flour, sugar, cornmeal and coffee. They work well in an ...

Dear EarthTalk: Are the rumors true that refilling and reusing some types of plastic bottles can cause health problems? — Regina Fujan, Lincoln, Neb. Most types of plastic bottles are safe to reuse at ...

From cooking oil bottles to soft drinks, detergent containers, jam jars, medicine containers and ever more sophisticated plastics use to make computers, mobile phones, televisions and radios, plastic ...

I am one of the world’s best, or worst, depending on how you look at it, at saving and stockpiling things that are just asking to be reused or repurposed. Plastic containers are one of my favorites.