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.

His symbol was simple: three curved arrows chasing one another in a triangular shape. If it sounds familiar, that’s because it’s on packaging and recycling bins around the world. But a lot has changed ...

The bin led Onondaga County to a recycling rate far above the national average. About 60 percent of the county’s waste, including industrial products, heads to recycling instead of the trash.

Paper recycling symbols indicate that the type of paper used to make a product is fit for recycling. PAP20 is for corrugated fiberboard or cardboard. PAP21 is for fiberboard found in cereal and snack ...

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

A symbol showing a cross through a bin, this usually appears on electrical items and indicates that you should not put the item in your normal recycling bin or box. You can usually recycle electronics ...

If a number one or two is inside the “chasing arrows” symbol, then the product has a high likelihood of being recycled, Allen points out. The lawmaker shares that he used to put the plastic sleeve of ...