I stretch plastic wrap over a Key lime pie I plan to nibble on later. My husband, meanwhile, seems to pull off several feet of aluminum foil just to wrap a sliver of lime.

Q: I know I can recycle used plastic grocery bags by bringing them to the market. What about bread bags, produce bags, tortilla bags, Ziploc bags, etc.? — K.R. A: You’ve got the most important ...

Stretching the plastic means less plastic is used to make plastic food containers. Over all, this process is good for the environment because it uses less carbon. However, recycling programs in many ...

An experimental electronic plastic's liquid-metal interior keeps electrical connections intact even after the plastic stretches to more than four times normal size. Larry Greenemeier reports In ...