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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...