When pasta night is over, and the tomato sauce is gone, there’s no need to toss that empty jar. Reduce waste at home by reusing empty glass containers. From pickles to peppers, jams to olive jars, ...

Frugality involves reducing waste. This includes saving useful items to reuse. But you don't want to accumulate a bunch of clutter because - let's face it - you can have the best of intentions, but ...

Glass jars are one of those kitchen staples that we always seem to have plenty of. From jams to marinara sauces, they pile up sooner than we like, taking up precious kitchen space with no purpose.

Remove label gunk with ease using this simple method. Seeking an easy hack to remove food labels for a fresh, reusable glass jar? Look no further. KaleJunkie food creator and "Love to Eat" cookbook ...

Empty jelly, pasta sauce and pickle jars can certainly go in the recycling bin after being rinsed out. But reusing them once, twice or for years is the best way to honor the resources that went into ...

For most of us, finishing a jar of jam or a bottle of wine means a rinse in the sink and a plunk in the recycling bin, but there are actually a ton of super creative DIY ways to reuse glass bottles ...

Have you ever wondered what to do with decorative candle jars once they’re empty? There are plenty of creative (and practical) ways to upcycle the containers instead of just tossing them in the trash.

Recycling's great, but upcycling is both fun and productive! Baby food pouches may be slowly overtaking traditional glass jars when it comes to little ones' pureed food, but that doesn't mean the ...

If you're someone who tries to reuse items in your home, then you may want to take a look in your kitchen cabinets. You likely have at least a few empty spice jars to repurpose. So what are you going ...

Meghan Holmes is a writer and documentarian specializing in scientific topics such as the environment, invasive species, sustainability, and food issues. She holds a master's in Southern Studies from ...