The cost of housing in the city is making many people think small, to embrace the micro movement that loves to reuse and recycle. Enter the idea of a shipping container as a building — a natural in a ...

The people who design Starbucks stores, from hip coffeehouse-style cafes on Capitol Hill in Seattle to a whimsical location at Paris Disney Village, spend a fair bit of time looking out their ...

If you’re looking for a new project to work out your creative muscles, take a gander at cargotecture. Shipping containers have been converted into new exciting structures all around the world and can ...

The Tacoma City Council approved a resolution this week, directing its planning commission to begin looking into the possibility of repurposing old shipping containers to use as shelter spaces for the ...

Experts weigh in on when it is safe to use takeout containers for food storage and heating up leftovers. "Most food-safe containers from restaurants can be used as storage for a short period of time, ...

One of the most common uses for shipping containers is secure onsite storage. Construction companies, warehouses and retailers rely on them for tools, machinery and inventory. Their portability means ...

Dear Heloise: Since I live alone and don’t have to cook much, I eat a lot of frozen (healthy) meals. I save the plastic containers after I clean them and use them as various storage containers in my ...

You forget to bring your water bottle to the airport, so you buy a plastic one and keep refilling it. Or you order takeout for dinner and save the black plastic container to pack your lunch the next ...

The people who design Starbucks stores, from hip coffeehouse-style cafes on Capitol Hill in Seattle to a whimsical location at Paris Disney Village, spend a fair bit of time looking out their ...

DEAR HELOISE: Since I live alone and don’t have to cook much, I eat a lot of frozen (healthy) meals. I save the plastic containers after I clean them and use them as various storage containers in my ...