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Plastic food containers are invaluable for storing fresh produce, baked goods, and leftovers. But did you know you probably should be replacing them more often?

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland company up has come up with a way to deal with those plastic to-go containers often called "clamshells." They are no doubt a headache. You can't put them in curbside ...

Food and beverage container producer Tetra Pak recently announced that it has devised a new package that would eliminate the need for straws, thereby reducing litter from the package. In recent years ...

Do you have some plastic fruit containers just lying around? Don't throw them out quite yet! Here are four creative ways that ...

Following the opening of its new material recovery facility (MRF) in Columbus, Ohio, earlier this summer, Rumpke Waste & Recycling will expand the recyclables it accepts to include clamshell plastic ...

Last week’s report on California’s abysmal plastics recycling rates made it clear that the state, and individual citizens, need to do more to reduce the amount of the waste going into landfills, ...

Rumpke Waste & Recycling customers can now recycle empty food containers and tubs thanks in part to a grant from The Recycling Partnership's Polypropylene Recycling Coalition, officials announced ...

Plastic fruit containers are reusable in countless ways. Instead of throwing them out, try repurposing your used plastic ...

Plastic film can be recycled, but not in your curbside recycling bin — most municipalities in the United States don't accept it. Instead, you can recycle it by bringing it to a drop-off location.

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