We all have that relative (or maybe we are that relative) who has a plethora of margarine tubs proudly washed and stacked like trophies waiting to sub in for those overpriced food storage containers.

Loose thumbtacks in every room? Odd bolts and nails in a broken cup? Stray superball under the couch? These are just some of the items waiting to be organized into your extra plastic margarine tubs.

Old margarine tubs don’t exactly have a reputation for harboring priceless treasures. If they’re holding something, it’s usually crumbling matchbooks, bread ties, false teeth, or maybe just some ...

Q: I am trying to cut down on saturated fats and eliminate trans fats in my family’s diet. I understand that tub or whipped margarine contains less of these bad fats, yet I am unsure about using them ...

You know how every so often you see a news report of how much garbage, especially plastic, is found up some creek bed, in an inlet of a lake or swirling around some atoll in the ocean? Well, what do ...