While the "reuse" corner of the reduce-reuse-recycle triangle often gets shortchanged as we focus on the other two, certain ...

No country receives more discarded plastic from wealthy countries, but shipments from the United States are no longer welcome ...

As single-use plastic piles up in landfills and pollutes oceans, event spaces are turning to food packaging that can be ...

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.

After you use any sharp, put it in a sharps disposal container. It should be: Made of heavy-duty plastic; ... Paper or plastic trash; Gloves and gowns; Packaging, wrappers, and containers; ...

If you want to bring a little bit of the beach to your own yard, this DIY planter idea is easy to make and delivers a ...

Here’s a better way to dispose of used cooking oil. Don’t pour it down the drain. Instead, transform it into a congealed disk that you can toss in the trash.

In other words, heating plastic essentially makes it softer and more porous. If you’ve ever microwaved marinara sauce in a plastic bowl, you’ve seen the sunset red, impossible-to-remove stain ...

It takes more than 1,000 years for plastic to decompose. Every plastic bottle, straw and container ever thrown away is still intact and somewhere on earth. The plastic problem affects every part of ...

Personal Yard Waste Container Reuse and Disposal Recommendations On July 1, the City will no longer collect yard waste from personal containers. Residents should instead use the City-issued, 95 ...

Washing household plastic containers in a dishwasher releases nanoplastic and microplastic pollution into wastewater, University of Queensland researchers have found. Dr. Elvis Okoffo from UQ's ...

The devastating impact of Covid-19 litter on Earth's wildlife: Shocking photos snapped in 23 countries show animals tangled in face masks, disposable gloves and other personal protective equipment ...