It's not your imagination: Beverage containers for milk, soda and water have gotten harder to open in recent years because their plastic screw top caps have been shortened to save plastic. It's a ...

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Milk contains essential nutrients like vitamin D and calcium that kids need to build strong bones and grow, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s why milk is required to ...

Pleasant Valley Elementary School first graders Cassius Morris (left) and Mason Benise enjoy chocolate milk with their lunches on Thursday afternoon in the school’s cafeteria. Mirror photo by Cati ...

California’s familiar milk cartons, long stamped with the chasing-arrows recycling logo, are suddenly at the center of a high ...

(NewsUSA) – One of the lingering images of the early days of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States is store shelves stripped clean of paper products — mainly paper towels and toilet paper.

NEW YORK — Milk does a body good — and that's why schools nationwide are scrambling for options to ensure students don't miss a precious drop during a paper carton shortage. Some schools have followed ...

Milk cartons may lose the recycling symbol in California, potentially making the material unusable in the state.