A million plastic beverage bottles were purchased each minute as of 2017. The plastic bottle's journey from convenience to curse has played out quickly—in a single generation.

And though a plastic takeout container can live a second life as pseudo-Tupperware, and a plastic bag as a garbage liner, many compostable versions just don’t cut it.

In the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the water bottle could be from Los Angeles, the food container from Manila, and the plastic bag from Shanghai.

This one thing is the plastic kitchen garbage bag. There is much talk and letter writing these days regarding recycling and minimizing the use of plastics.

In 1960, plastic accounted for just 1 percent of junk in municipal landfills across the world. As single-package containers led to an explosion in convenience and use, that number grew to 10 ...

With 30 million tons of plastic in our landfills, it’s worth spending a bit of time to brainstorm ways to get creative with plastic.

Never put your hand or fingers into the garbage disposal. The impellers aren't sharp, but they could still hurt you. Restore power and test your garbage disposal.

Plastic is pretty much everywhere humans are at any part of the day, anywhere in the world. In 1960, plastic accounted for just 1 percent of junk in municipal landfills across the world.