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To stop us from prematurely discarding kitchen essentials, Tesco has shared some handy tips on its website, including milk. "Using your freezer for just ice cubes and a packet of frozen peas?" ...

Dollar General and Dollar Tree have been the fastest-growing retailers by new store openings in recent years, capitalizing on factors such as entrenched poverty in many areas of the country ...

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Now, the discount store has another must-have item that's essential for the back-to-school season. Dollar Tree is now ... comes with a full selection of plastic zip-top bags in different sizes ...

Dollar Tree is now selling the perfect storage solution for both back-to-school lunches and everyday kitchen needs: Double Zipper Variety Pack Bags. For just $5, this variety pack comes with a full ...

Despite the planet’s growing plastic pollution crisis ... as well as blood, semen and breast milk. Hartwig and R.J. Conk, a graduate student who led the research, said they have not yet heard ...

She was skeptical of Houston's program and its claims that it could recycle any type of plastic.The tracker showed her bags ended up at a storage site — not a recycling center. Deason said she ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- If you ever opted for “cash-back” on a debit purchase at a Dollar General or Dollar Tree store, you might have been charged an unnecessary fee. According to findings ...

In normal conditions, the spores remain dormant, ensuring the plastic's stable performance. However, when exposed to specific triggers like surface erosion or composting, the spores activate and ...

Roughly 10 years after California tried and failed to ban plastic bags at grocery stores, state lawmakers have passed a law that they say will forever end the choice of “paper or plastic” in ...

green up pointing triangle shares dropped 32% after the country’s largest dollar-store operator slashed its outlook for the year in a bleak sign for its turnaround and its core customers.