Brown bagging it sure beats the cafeteria line in terms of helping to make sure that your child has healthy and fresh lunch options. Unfortunately, brown paper bags, plastic wrap and juice boxes go ...

It’s an old concept made new: the sale of basic staples in bulk, consumer-provided packaging, with little or no impact on the environment. Walking into Robyn Miller’s Econic store at 213 Main St. in ...

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 ...

At least since the arrival of Tupperware and Saran Wrap in the late 1940s, kitchens and plastic have been as inseparable as salt and pepper. Plastic is the material of choice for bottles, bags, straws ...

Faced with 3,000 cubic feet of daily Styrofoam waste following a shift to in-room food delivery, Kisco Senior Living has ditched disposable containers for reusable versions from G.E.T. Enterprises.

Shelby is an editor with an affinity for covering home improvement and repair, design and real estate trends. She also specializes in content strategy and entrepreneur coaching for small businesses, ...

Replace the things you use every single day with environmentally-friendly alternatives. It’s amazing how often we can be totally unaware of the eco-friendly alternatives to products that we use every ...

This past August, a Georgetown University Law Center graduate and his brother launched To Go Green, an eco-friendly takeout service that aims to revolutionize the restaurant industry by introducing ...