Plastic bags have become a ubiquitous part of modern life, appearing in grocery stores, retail shops, and households worldwide. Introduced in the 1960s, their convenience quickly made them a staple ...

Food safety experts weigh in on whether you not you can reuse your plastic resealable bags. Lori Lee Miller / Getty Images Whether you use them for packing snacks or storing leftovers, plastic freezer ...

The user shared photos of their old jar lids on the subreddit r/Anticonsumption. They used the plastic caps as coasters, ...

Gardeners are the great tenders of earth, so it's really no surprise to find that many of them are reusing plastic containers as a tool to protect their garden from the cold. Reusing plastic is a ...

If you regularly use plastic bottles for drinking water, juices, or soft drinks, it may be time to stop. New research published in RSC Publishing has raised serious concerns about the health risks ...

Ever find yourself staring at all those empty containers piling up in your kitchen and wondering if they could be useful?

The artists Beverly Barkat and Germane Barnes play with discarded plastic — including bottles, cups and printer cartridges — to explore the possibilities of reinventing waste. By James Barron Good ...