From balloons to wrapping paper, everyone tends to produce more waste this time of year. We asked two scientists for tips on how to be more mindful of the environment when celebrating the holidays.

They’re wasteful and impersonal—and tend to deprive children of the joy of thoughtful giving.

Heading into the grocery store, without remembering to bring your reusable bags, you may be forced to pay the 5 cent per bag tax for that forgetfulness. As you rack up your bag use tally, you may be ...

Milk containers, laundry detergent and a bottle of water. All these things are opened by unscrewing plastic caps. But when ...

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Welcome to Plastic-Free Kitchen Week on the Strategist, where we’ve been obsessively researching and testing plastic alternatives — for everything from appliances to cleaning supplies to cookware. For ...

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I came SO close to buying this camera, which promised so many things I wanted… but I ended up removing it from my cart.

As computers like the venerable breadbox Commodore 64 age, their plastic doesn’t just turn increasing shades of yellow and brown, the ABS plastic also tends to get brittle. This is a problem ...

Riding an endless wave of nostalgia, one company is exhuming the intellectual property of midcentury designers to create new ...

Find meaningful Lunar New Year gifts for family and friends. Traditional red envelopes to modern options that honor culture ...

He’s an attorney by day. An arts and craftsman by night. He loves baseball, roses and the Rose Parade. It shows in his work ...