So which is worse for the environment – plastic or food waste? We enter the plastic paradox. According to anti-waste charity WRAP, increasing the shelf life of produce by just one day would save ...

With the global production of plastics set to triple by 2060 and the UK being one of the highest per capita consumers of ...

Costco sells its Kirkland Signature Stretch-Tite Plastic Food Wrap in two sizes: 750 square feet rolls (sold in a pack of two) and a single, giant 3,000-square-foot roll. I prefer the two-pack option ...

But then I noticed that everything was wrapped in plastic ... are questions from consumers about whether the use of plastic wrappers on food helps protect people from the virus.

WRAP and Defra have released a new report which explores the investment opportunity in recycling infrastructure in the UK.

But when you look at the plastic-wrapped tomatoes on a supermarket shelf, what you may fail to see is the plastic that was used to produce the food in the first place. What if the plastic problem ...

Spoiler alert: plastic wrap isn’t the answer. Pamela Vachon Contributor Pamela is a freelance food and travel writer based in Astoria, Queens. While she writes about most things edible and ...

Plastic wrap keeps air inside the packaging, making the meat's color look vibrant. "Vacuum skin packaging helps food retain freshness, while it often makes the food look darker in color," said ...

They listen for garbage trucks and find much of their food in trash. PHOTOGRAPH BY BRIAN LEHMANN On Okinawa, Japan, a hermit crab resorts to a plastic bottle cap to protect its soft abdomen.