The recycling symbol on that container doesn't necessarily mean it can go in your curbside bin. Here's how to decode those plastic recycling numbers.

Just 9% of plastic worldwide is recycled. Due to waste mismanagement, nearly three-quarters of it ends up in landfills or the ...

Recycling the wrong things makes the whole system run slower. Here are seven takeout containers that don't belong in your recycling bin.

Recycling can be confusing enough as it is. To help, here's what those little numbers in recycling symbols actually mean.

A survey in the United Kingdom found that recycling-related symbols placed on packaging are understood by most household consumers.

This masthead sent a packaging expert images of products with recycling symbols and labels. None were recyclable in Australia ...

The Federal Trade Commission is preparing an update to use of sustainability labels, including the recycling symbol.

It also addressed potential confusion created by the “chasing arrows” recycling symbol, which often identifies the type of plastic resin used in a product, using the numbers 1 through 7.

09-25-2024 IMPACT After ExxonMobil, can you trust companies’ plastic recycling labels? Many critics argue that consumers may see the recycling symbol and assume that a product is recyclable.

Find out which things should stay out of the recycling bin by learning how to identify an item's recyclability based on its identification number. No matter how hard we try to implement plastic ...

Have you ever gone to toss something into the recycling bin - a jam jar, a pizza box, a takeaway container encrusted with ...