Aisles stretch toward the horizon like roads on the Illinois prairie, each one packed with merchandise that beckons with the siren song of affordability. The fluorescent lighting bathes everything in ...

There’s something almost magical about finding an unexpected treasure at a price that makes you do a double-take. That’s the everyday experience awaiting you at the Dollar General in Coden, Alabama – ...

At most places Melissa Valliant goes when dining out, she carries in her backpack a set of reusable flatware — prepared to refuse the disposable utensils she says are part of the plastic ...

Symbol 5 – Polypropylene, PP, used in products such as pill bottles, yogurt cups and plastic utensils. However, these aren’t accepted in some facilities for reasons I’ll explain. Some ...

Researchers tested 203 black plastic items that are available in the U.S., ranging from cooking utensils and food storage to personal care products and toys, for flame retardants. Eighty-five ...

Since the Oregon Legislature voted to ban single-use plastic grocery bags and limit plastic straws in 2019, most Oregonians have grown used to bringing their own bags to the store and asking for ...

It would ban thicker plastic bags and require single-use utensils and condiments be provided only by request. New restrictions on single-use plastic could be coming to retail stores, restaurants ...

Oregon would ramp up its prohibitions on plastic bags and cut back access to other single-use plastic items, under a bill state lawmakers are considering this year. Senate Bill 551, known by ...

I recently threw away my trusty black plastic spatula after a scientific paper claimed that such utensils may contain dangerous levels of flame-retardant chemicals. It turns out the researchers ...