Those crinkly plastic cartons are so much more than just a single-use receptacle for storing your favorite fruit.

Empty yogurt containers do not have to head straight to recycling. With a little creativity, they can become useful and ...

Experts weigh in on when it is safe to use takeout containers for food storage and heating up leftovers. "Most food-safe containers from restaurants can be used as storage for a short period of time, ...

Much like losing a sock's counterpart while doing the laundry, plastic storage containers and their lids always seem to get separated from each other in our homes. When this happens, they might no ...

Dear Heloise: Since I live alone and don’t have to cook much, I eat a lot of frozen (healthy) meals. I save the plastic containers after I clean them and use them as various storage containers in my ...

Gardeners are the great tenders of earth, so it's really no surprise to find that many of them are reusing plastic containers as a tool to protect their garden from the cold. Reusing plastic is a ...

Dear Heloise: Since I live alone and don’t have to cook much, I eat a lot of frozen (healthy) meals. I save the plastic containers after I clean them and use them as various storage containers in my ...

DEAR HELOISE: Since I live alone and don’t have to cook much, I eat a lot of frozen (healthy) meals. I save the plastic containers after I clean them and use them as various storage containers in my ...