Summer is the time to plant some marigolds and decorate your patio with loungers, lanterns, and anything else that will make it the place you want to hang out 24/7 for the season. But before you opt ...

DEAR JOAN: We’ve had several cats and none have attempted to munch plastic tablecloths or plastic wrap, until the cat we have now. She also likes the fiber tape that shippers use. Is it dangerous? How ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. With warmer weather on the cards, the time for your garden to ...

Where it all began: Polywood's Classic Adirondack chairs. There’s endless wailing and gnashing of teeth these days about plastic pollution and how to reduce it. You’d think it was a brand-new problem.

GUANGZHOU, CHINA (May 4, 2:20 p.m. ET) — A Taiwanese startup firm, Polyteak Co. Ltd., has developed a proprietary process to make 100 percent polystyrene outdoor furniture that looks and feels like ...

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Luke Fortney is a journalist based in New York City. He most recently worked as a reporter for Eater, where covered restaurants and food trends for nearly five years. As restaurateurs brace for the ...

The pandemic has upended the way New Yorkers dine out: There are sidewalk tables, open streets, streeteries, and barely anyone eating indoors. Now, as the weather gets colder, there are also plastic ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the business of the outdoor recreation sector in Europe EOCA will now be working with its members and the European ...