Cleaner campus, cleaner conscience — one container at a time. Look closely at the image and you will see reusable containers in use in the wild at our Newcomb campus. Reusable cups and containers can ...

Recent studies suggest many reusable containers do not last long enough to deliver expected environmental benefits.

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 / ...

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] ...

Durability concerns rise: Research shows many reusable containers fail before the 100-plus uses needed to outweigh their production and transport impacts. Material performance varies: PET outperformed ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

We are facing a waste crisis, with landfills across the world at full capacity and mountains of “recycled” waste dumped in developing countries. Food packaging is a major source of this waste, giving ...

MANCHESTER: We are facing a waste crisis, with landfills across the world at full capacity and mountains of “recycled” waste dumped in developing countries. Food packaging is a major source of this ...

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 ...

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