A new study found high levels of flame retardants in black plastic items, such as spatulas, pasta servers and takeout sushi containers. yongyuan via Getty Images Now, a study published in Chemosphere, ...

Black plastic containers and other items were found to contain chemicals that can be harmful to our health If you wanted to, you could easily identify types of food from their takeout container. Clear ...

If your house is anything like mine, you’ve got a kitchen cabinet filled to the brim—no, overflowing—with plastic food containers. Maybe some are ones you’ve bought expressly for the purpose of ...

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Growing your own plants can provide fresh herbs for your cooking, healthy home-grown veggies for the family, and exquisite flowers to bring life and color to your home or garden. But many people shy ...

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And doing this does not prevent us from also working to ban single-use plastic take-out containers, utensils, stirrers, straws, etc. If other cities can make reusables work, so can we.

Colleges take the lead A growing number of colleges and universities are trying to find more sustainable options, including reusable containers. For example, UMass Boston offers a “Green to Go” ...