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Plastic containers are often a go-to option for storing leftovers. While some things about them may be debatable, you should ...

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A billion kilograms of waste from plastic food containers — equivalent in weight to half a million cars — is generated every year in China, according to Yufei Qin, head of the plastic recycling ...

B!Pod, a business unit of Milan, Italy-based Saes Getters, has selected SABIC’s ocean-bound plastic- (OBP-) based polypropylene (PP) resin from global chemicals company SABIC as the material for their ...

Glass jars are another great alternative to plastic containers. They are non-toxic, reusable, and can be used for storing a ...