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The founder of a new zero-waste takeout program wants to help reduce plastic waste and save money for restaurants, which typically have to pack to-go orders with single-use plastic wrappers, utensils ...

If you order from DeliverZero, a third party delivery service in New York City, your food will look different than the usual pile of plastic containers: instead, it will come in reusable clamshells.

KALAMAZOO, MI -- The city is partnering with downtown businesses and a company called Forever Ware to offer customers reusable steel containers as an alternative to single-use plastic or Styrofoam, ...

Amid growing concern about a world drowning in packaging waste, Burger King on Thursday became one of the first global fast-food chains to announce plans to test reusable to-go containers for both ...

Cathy Chaplin is a former senior editor at Eater LA, a James Beard Award–nominated journalist, and the author of Food Lovers’ Guide to Los Angeles. I beamed with pride when a server at an old-school ...

Are you looking for small ways to make your life greener? A new Oregon law allows people to bring their own reusable containers to food trucks, restaurants and other food businesses. Filling reusable ...

Your burger joint order may soon come with a side of reusable containers. A City Council bill introduced today would require fast-casual restaurants to offer dine-in customers reusable containers and ...