We’ve all seen it, those takeout delivery orders that come with one brown bag filled with four disposable plastic dishes, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Person holding fresh berries in plastic packaging. - Forewer/Shutterstock So you've bought some strawberries at the local store.

Every morning, millions of parents pack lunches in zip-lock bags, plastic wrap, and single-use containers without a second ...

Every hour, 2.5 million plastic bottles are thrown away in the United States. While many of us justify drinking from plastic bottles or buying our food in plastic containers by telling ourselves it's ...

Americans, on average, toss out about three quarters of a pound of plastic each day, according to researchers at Oxford University. Most of that trash winds up in a landfill. As someone who loves ...