Storing food in plastic containers is largely safe. The real issue is when you heat them up.

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

They're stocking up.

Many household items often end up in storage bins or trash bags, though one common container can take on a surprisingly ...

When it's time to start seeds for your garden, you want to use the safest option, which may not be plastic pots. Here's an environmentally-friendly alternative.

As I was setting up my grow lights and heat mats last week in preparation for sowing seeds, I was struck by the neatly stacked pile of old plastic pots lurking in the corner of my shed. I reuse pots, ...

Our kitchen in our senior living community uses #6 plastic to-go containers. Someone told me they are toxic. I have been ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...