Plastic bins are easy to pack and stack, because they're usually all one size. However, their one-size-fits-all nature make them impractical for some irregular items. They usually have handles, unlike ...

You may be surprised to learn that some of the things you put in your recycling bins contaminate the whole batch. Here's what ...

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The virus that causes COVID-19 can hang around on plastic packaging and plastic medical equipment for up to three days after contamination, a pre-print paper from researchers at the National Institute ...

On a typical trash collection day, neighborhoods are lined with blue or green recycling bins filled with plastic water bottles and milk jugs, beer bottles and aluminum cans. There are also takeout ...

Most to-go containers are recyclable, but whether or not you can toss them in your recycling bin will depend on what they're made from, what materials your local recycler accepts, and if they're ...

Tiernan Alexander (left) and Tim Eads, co-owners of Tuft the World, at their warehouse in Southwest Philly. (Sophia Schmidt/WHYY) If you’ve done a lot of your holiday shopping online, you may feel a ...

Towering nearly 10 feet high, the stilt-walking student modeled a giant braided cardboard costume topped by a massive, gaping mask. That was certainly notable. But the hundreds who attended the 23rd ...

FULLERTON, Calif. (KABC) -- The body that was found inside a U-Haul truck wrapped in cardboard and plastic has been identified as a 29-year-old woman from Anaheim, authorities said. The body of Ashley ...