What started as encouraging co-workers to bring their own to-go containers to restaurants morphed into a full-time operation that has rescued more than 250,000 plastic containers.

But if you come across a set of plastic containers in your auntie’s pantry or your mom’s attic, and they appear to be in mint condition but were clearly purchased over 10 years ago, it’s ...

Officials were left “speechless” when they discovered about 1500 young tarantulas hidden in biscuit boxes shipped to an ...

The Quebec Beverage Container Recycling Association (QBCRA/Consignaction) reminds everyone that, as of today, March 1, the second phase of the modernization and expansion of the deposit-refund system ...

While it’s generally OK to store food in plastic containers labeled with a 1, 2, 4, or 5, you should try to use glass. Plastic marked with a 3, 6, and 7 should be used minimally around food to ...

British Columbians will no longer get plastic and Styrofoam takeout containers and will be charged fees for shopping bags, as part of single-use plastic regulations rolling out July 15.

Out of 20,000 audited pieces over the past two years, there were 427 straws, 11 six-pack rings, 115 plastic bags, 145 pieces of cutlery and 77 takeout containers.

Eating from plastic takeout containers can increase your risk of congestive heart failure, and “even short-term exposure” to particles leaching into food or liquid from plastic can “can ...

The spatula also wasn't the only area of concern when it came to food. There's also that black plastic sushi tray. According to the findings, it contained 11,900 parts per million of the flame ...

Frequently consuming food from plastic containers can increase heart failure risk by 13%. This risk is attributed to harmful chemicals leaching into food, which alter gut microbiota.

A hidden two-letter code stamped on plastic food containers reveals just how toxic it may be. Consumers are advised to check for labels marked PP (polypropylene) or PE (polyethylene), plastics ...