Julia Galliker learned out of the blue that there was a problem with milk carton supplies.The milk that goes in the cartons was perfectly fine. The problem is with the packaging its sold in: Namely, ...

The superintendent of the North Syracuse Central School District sent out a letter to parents Tuesday informing them that milk cartons will no longer be served with school meals due to a nationwide ...

You may know the rule around dented cans: Big dents mean you should discard the cans while smaller dents are probably not an issue. What about milk though? Is it safe to drink milk from a bloated ...

NEW YORK — Milk does a body good — and that's why schools nationwide are scrambling for options to ensure students don't miss a precious drop during a paper carton shortage. Some schools have followed ...

Like other cardboard products, milk cartons can be added to compost to up the brown or carbon content. Shred or cut up your cartons to help them break down more quickly before you add them to the ...

The tiny, half-pint cartons of milk served with millions of school lunches nationwide may soon be scarce in some cafeterias, leaving districts across the country scrambling to find alternatives. The ...

California’s familiar milk cartons, long stamped with the chasing-arrows recycling logo, are suddenly at the center of a high-stakes test of what “recyclable” really means. A shift in how the state’s ...

Cara Tabachnick is a news editor at CBSNews.com. Cara began her career on the crime beat at Newsday. She has written for Marie Claire, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. She reports on ...