But when you put the eggshells back in the carton, you risk cross-contamination. Cross-contamination occurs when harmful ...

Yes, most egg cartons are recyclable, depending on the material they are made of. The typical cartons found across supermarkets are generally made of paper byproducts, #1 plastics, or Styrofoam ...

If you've ever saved an egg carton to reuse, it's probably been as a seed starter. No need to buy plastic seed starters or even the compostable ones, egg cartons are the perfect tool for the job.

Some other plastic reuse ideas: egg cartons—the fancy clear polyester ones, not the polystyrene foam ones—make good planters for seedlings. Stand-up pouches, like the kind used for granola ...

Eggs are a versatile and readily available food, and if you’re a fan of them fried, poached, boiled or scrambled, you likely have a ton of old egg cartons lying around. But rather than toss them ...

The only reason an excess of plastic exists is because it tickles us, the consumers, in all the right places. Clear plastic egg cartons have been around since the 1960s.