For years, Minneapolis has banned non-compostable, non-recyclable to-go containers. Starting Jan. 1, black plastic, which isn’t compatible with recycling equipment, was included in that ban’s ...

Foods with bold flavors or deep colors can leave their mark on plastic containers—sometimes permanently. Curries, chili, beet ...

Someone putting the lid onto a plastic container with food inside - Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images Plastic to-go containers have come through for all of us in the clutch more times than we can count.

Many of us are familiar with coffee cups and to-go containers made from plastic foam — known casually, albeit incorrectly, as Styrofoam. The common foam we think of when we hear "Styrofoam" is ...

SMITHFIELD − At colleges, hospitals, military installations, resorts and big business campuses, there is one giant source of waste: Single-use food-to-go containers, usually made of plastic. Across 49 ...