Knowing your symbols makes it easier to reuse and recycle. Groups 1, 2, and 5 are easy to recycle curbside, but groups 4, 6, and 7 are more difficult.

We’ve all seen the little triangle of arrows on the bottoms of plastic bottles and other containers, intended to guide consumers to proper plastic recycling. But if you also have noticed the ...

A new report from Greenpeace finds that as little as 5 percent of plastics are recycled, illustrating just how much room for progress there is in the nation’s recycling efforts. Here’s a quick guide ...

PSA: Plastic food containers with these *three* recycling codes aren’t safe for your health According to a just-released report from The American Academy of Pediatrics, plastic food containers that ...

This is an excerpt from Consumed: How Big Brands Got Us Hooked on Plastic. An odd symbol, made up of three arrows arranged in a triangle, began showing up on plastic containers across America in the ...

Recycling rates were recently released at the Plastics Recycling Conference showing that despite advancements in the industry, the numbers have plenty of room for improvement. Senior reporter Jim ...

The agency wants to stop using the “chasing arrows” logo on plastics that can’t be recycled. The man who designed it more than 50 years ago agrees that the symbol has been misused. By Chang Che Gary ...

Oklahoma City advises residents to focus on recycling quality over quantity and to ensure plastics are clean before disposal.

New statistics show post-consumer plastics recycling falling slightly in the United States as recovery of two flagship resins stumbled in 2022. A newly issued report from a trio of groups shows the ...

Hardly any plastics can be recycled. You’d be forgiven for not knowing that, given how much messaging Americans receive about the convenience of recycling old bottles and food containers—from the ...