New York (CNN) — Shoppers can’t stand when toothpaste, deodorant and other items are locked up behind glass display cabinets at stores. Customers, accustomed to taking whatever they want off a shelf, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Often before a trip, many of us purchase cheap, small plastic containers, plastic foldable toothbrushes, and any number of items with plastic components.

That shelf in the bathroom tells stories. Half-squeezed bottles, a skittish cap that never fits, a minty tube with its tail twisted like a wrung towel. You’re not wasteful, you’re busy, and plastic ...