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It’s time for your next Simple Swap! In January, we set a goal of swapping disposable water bottles for reusable ones. This month, our Simple Swap takes us to the grocery store. Many shoppers in the ...

We’ve known about microplastics for decades. Previously, the focus was more geared toward animals that live in the sea and the impact on the environment. (It’s why you rarely see canned drinks in ...

EUGENE, Ore. — A University of Oregon business professor is on a mission to get barcode stickers on produce banned at the grocery store. She’s using artwork, made of those labels, to get people ...

Avoid plastic produce bags by keeping a few lightweight mesh bags — often sold as "multi-use straining bags" — in your purse when you head to the grocery store, Tyrell says. "They're also great for ...