Promoting sustainability is a good reason to ditch your plastic food containers, but it's not the only motive. Here's why you ...

To be extra careful, it's best to avoid certain type of containers when it comes to microwaving leftovers. Honestly, there's only one type you should use.

There are seven types of plastics, which means you could see any number from 1 to 7 inside the triangle on the bottom of your plastic container. Many recycling facilities only take a few types.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Rumpke recycling customers will soon no longer have to stuff their trash cans with bulky produce clamshell packaging and cumbersome plastic carry-out containers. Rumpke ...

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 ...

Studies suggest that washing some types of thicker, sturdier plastics in the dishwasher on the hot cycle can also be hazardous. "There is some evidence that it's possible that black containers may ...