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A Taco Bell restaurant with illuminated signage at night.

Food

Taco Bell customers outraged over new packaging they say means less food for the same price

A garter ribbon snake.

Outdoors

Texas naturalist spots ribbon snake chilling in a Coors Light six-pack, then rescues it

The exterior of a Costco Wholesale warehouse with shopping carts and a person walking by.

Business

Costco shopper frustrated after spotting obnoxiously large lip gloss packaging

Researchers checking on sea lions.

Outdoors

Sea lion swims free after dart-sedated rescue cuts off plastic packing band

A person with gloved hands places salmon fillets in individual containers on a production line.

Tech

Scientists say 1,222 food-packaging chemicals raise health risks, and many replacements go untested

Microplastics in a petri dish.

Tech

Mouse study raises new concerns about common packaging plastic and fatty liver disease

Fungal mycelium and a developing fruiting body within a dark, textured substrate.

Tech

From surfboards to aquariums, mushroom foam enters a sterner test for home use

Containers of assorted salads are stacked on a shelf, featuring various ingredients and colorful toppings.

Tech

EU packaging rules take effect, putting new caps on 'forever chemicals' in food-contact items

A person in gloves holds a raccoon that is trapped in a plastic container near a tree.

Outdoors

Dallas rescuers finally catch 'Mayonesa,' the raccoon with a mayo jar on her head

A person holding baby food pouches.

Food

Baby food sold in plastic pouches could contain 10,000-plus microplastics, study shows

People protesting Coca-Cola's use of plastic bottles.

Business

Coca-Cola replaced Samoa's refillable glass with plastic, and islanders are fighting back

Several stacked cardboard boxes with shipping labels in front of a closed gray door.

Business

California and 6 other states are forcing brands to count every bottle, box, and wrapper