Since the 1950s, as plastic has become a go-to material for dishes, utensils, food storage containers and more, we’ve produced more than 8 billion tons of it around the world. There’s just one ...
The use of plastic has skyrocketed over the past decade. Recent statistics reveal that in 2021, each person in the European Union (EU) generated an average of 36 kg of plastic packaging waste.
Over the past two years of leading our home-organization coverage and writing about everything from shoe racks to drawer dividers, I’ve learned there is truly a storage bin — or box, or crate ...
By embracing the humble plastic bin, New York City hopes to do away with the piles of loose trash bags that line its streets and attract pests.Credit...Sean Sirota for The New York Times Supported ...