Plastic bottles, food wrappers and metal can tops are not the usual ingredients for high fashion. But on a Lagos runway, they ...

When you have a baby, it feels like there are infinite things to think and worry about. Are they eating enough? Do you have the right diaper rash cream? Is their car seat installed correctly? And, ...

Etched into a 1913 newspaper, the scene of a family picnic advertised a revolutionary canteen: a vacuum sealed product that would keep hot things hot and cold things cold. “The first cost is the last ...

For years, the toymaker Lego has been trying to figure out how to make its plastic building blocks out of sustainable materials. It’s experimented with all kinds of things — Brazilian sugarcane, for ...

The Guilderland Public Library asked patrons to bring in plastic bottle caps for an art project at Lynwood Elementary School. The mural used more than 100 pounds of plastic that would have gone into a ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. “Certain single-use plastic containers, such as ...