Portland loves to reduce, reuse and, of course, recycle. But even here there are some things that just cannot be recycled. Take the plastic clamshell box, ubiquitous at grocery stores, full of ...

Tossing the wrong items into recycling can gum up the entire process. Here are seven takeout containers that should skip the ...

For environmentalists, few quests would seem to make as much sense as the dream of biodegradable Styrofoam. As Greg Glenn, a USDA scientist who has worked on the problem for years, says, “If you’re ...

Editor’s note: This series showcases what we are calling “kawaii” (cute) items made locally in the iconic Japanese city. Kamika, founded in the Genroku Era (1688-1704) of the Edo Period (1603-1867), ...

Many common kitchen items like clamshells, foil and greasy pizza boxes often can’t go in curbside recycling. Food residue on containers and mixed materials, like coffee cans, make recycling harder and ...

Every day delivery men show up at my door bearing loads of new things. Some of it is stuff I’ve purchased online, but most of the boxes contain tech products that companies have sent me to review.