The reusable containers will be fully recyclable. The bowls are also made with two layers of stainless steel, making them optimal for maintaining the temperature of the food inside. (Gina Nguyen / ...

Silicone food storage bags keep food fresher for longer while reducing the risk of plastic contamination in the kitchen.

Projects like Loop offer products including razors in reusable containers, and you can always try to shop around the problem a little. But we’ve yet to see anything approaching a universal solution to ...

On a hike to a remote beach while living in Hawaii five years ago, entrepreneur Lindsey Hoell noticed from a distance that the sand looked colored. “I picked up a handful of it, and it was [full of] ...

City Councilman Shaun Abreu is planning to introduce a bill Thursday that would require sports venues to allow patrons to bring reusable beverage containers into events — a measure aimed at reducing ...

Lots of folks are interested in storing their food (and baby food, and kid food) in things that are not plastic, such as silicone and glass. While plastic might be convenient, it isn’t the best choice ...

Reusable plastic containers used by farmers to ship fresh produce from farms to grocery stores have gained wide usage in the last decade, effectively replacing corrugated boxes with a more ...

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Taelor Ferrer is a sophomore and lives in student housing. Like most students, she often just comes to the dining hall at UH Manoa’s Gateway House for takeout. Now, while she puts down the books for ...

A Boston-based app, that works like checking out a book from a library, is expanding to Western Massachusetts to help reduce ...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Brooke Army Medical Center Department of Nutritional Medicine is implementing a new reusable container option at the dining areas throughout the hospital. Patrons now ...

A new shopping platform announced Thursday at the World Economic Forum aims to change the way we buy many brand-name products. “Loop” would do away with disposable containers for things like food, ...