This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. It’s Earth Day 1990, and Meryl Streep walks into a bar. She’s distraught about the state of the ...

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.

As it's Earth Day, an expert has explained the meaning behind 10 recycling symbols that you will find on everyday food and drink items Skip to main content News ...

This handy guide to recycling plastic will tell you everything you need to know about plastics, including the recycling symbols meaning. By Brian Clark Howard | Updated on July 23, 2023 ...

At least 85% of single-use plastic items don’t get recycled, even if they carry the familiar triangular symbol. A California bill would restrict which plastics can bear the mark.

One symbol that matters to our Earth and budgets | Opinion. Updated: Nov. 14, 2016, 2:25 p.m. ... These days, technology has gotten good, and industry can recycle almost anything: ...

Rachel Maddow looks back at the 1969 Santa Barbara Channel oil spill and the original Earth Day celebration, as well as the competition that led to the now globally recognized symbol for "reduce ...

Plastics labeled with a number 1 inside the recycling symbol are about 20.9% likely to be reprocessed, according to Greenpeace. Plastics numbered 3 through 7 have a reprocessing rate of less than ...

On Earth Day, pledge to recycle all you can By Jason Pelz. Sunday, April 22, 2018 | 2 a.m. ... However, just because a package doesn’t have a recycling symbol, ...