As we do our utmost to avoid Covid-19, online shopping offers convenience and safety. Meal kits allow us to cook elegantly without going out to eat. Restaurant delivery brings restaurant meals home ...

If you've ever gotten a pizza delivery, there is often a plastic item in the center of a pie that looks a lot like a tiny table, often with three legs, or prongs. This is usually placed directly on ...

Amazon is phasing out plastic from the envelopes, bags, boxes and cushioning it uses to ship items, swapping in paper-based ...

Amazon is changing how it boxes packages, swapping out plastic air pillows with recycled paper, a move the company says is more eco-friendly and will provide just as much protection, "if not better." ...

Subject 003: The prevalent packaging designs, sandwiched between the two thick sturdy plastic sheets, make it literally impossible for consumers (Yes, they are the customers!) to open and take out the ...

Elisabeth Sherman is a writer, editor, and fact-checker in the food, culture, and entertainment spaces. She has been working professionally at national magazines since 2015. Opening the refrigerator ...

I didn't see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I put the pineapple in my shopping cart, when I checked out or when I unpacked groceries at home. It wasn ...

Siobhan was the Social Good reporter at Mashable, writing about everything from mental health to race to the climate crisis. Before diving into the world of journalism, she worked in global health — ...

SANTA CRUZ — Strawberries, blueberries and raspberries of North America will soon receive an environmentally-friendly update to their plastic packaging. A group of major berry producers recently ...

Today, when you recycle a plastic container, it goes to a material recovery facility, where it must be identified and sorted. Facilities typically rely on imprecise older technology to try to figure ...

Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering technology, software, finance, sports and video games since working for @Home Network and Excite in the 1990s. Peter managed ...

Prices start at just $15. Opening the refrigerator and looking at a jumbled mess of plastic containers and disorganized shelves makes most people want to immediately slam the door shut. And a messy ...