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 ...

Weekly grocery shopping and cleaning out your refrigerator or pantry are common chores that leave you with more useless, empty containers than you know what to do with. Especially when it comes to ...

That instinct to drop anything plastic, paper or cardboard into the recycling bin is hard to shake, but it's also one of the biggest reasons recycling programs struggle. A single grease-stained pizza ...

GILBERT, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Footprint, a sustainable technology firm specializing in materials science engineering, today announced the launch of its new, plant-based clamshell food container ...

Buying in bulk has lots of perks, including the all those large containers. They can be repurposed into many different things, from kids toys to car storage.

Why it is possible to recycle soda bottles made of polyethylene terephthalate plastic, but not the ubiquitous clamshell containers made of the same stuff? —Not Happy as a Clam My last two columns were ...

It’s easy to take the little things for granted and to forget how seemingly small inventions have made our lives a whole lot more convenient. Take the McDonald’s Big Mac container, for example. The ...

With some exceptions, clamshell polystrene single use containers like these will be banned starting January 1. AMSTERDAM – Even though New York's ban on the use of polystyrene foam in certain kinds of ...