Beeswax wraps, a sustainable alternative to single-use plastic bags, are easy to make at home with scrap fabric and beeswax. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times) You can’t call yourself an ...

Go green with this simple DIY for a reusable wax wrapper. Time to break up with another form of single use plastic thanks to these easy eco-friendly homemade wax wrappers. Follow these simple steps ...

Batik means painted or dotted in Javanese. The origins of this traditional Indonesian handicraft, which uses applications of wax to create patterns in dyed cloth, reach back more than 1,000 years.

You can’t call yourself an environmentalist if you’re still bringing your lunch to work in single-use sandwich bags or wrapping bowls with plastic. But, good news: There’s a chic alternative: the ...