It wasn't intended to indicate plastics' recyclability. But consumers misinterpreted it, and the industry encouraged them ...

America is recyclinghowever, not enough, and not always properly. While we can hope that the future of recycling improves, the reality is that the amount of plastic that actually gets recycled right ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Post-consumer plastic recycling volumes took it on the chin in 2020 amid COVID-19, dropping by more than 5 percent from the previous year, according to new numbers released April 22. The latest data ...

A pair of groups that are working to end plastics pollution say the U.S. recycling rate is much lower than what has been previously reported and often cited. America recycles an estimated 5-6 percent ...

Trash or Recycling? Why Plastic Keeps Us Guessing. Did you know the ♻ symbol doesn’t mean something is actually recyclable? Play our trashy garbage-sorting game. Then, read on about how we got here, ...

More MRFs are adding technologies to sort the material, but some brands and manufacturers are still switching away from the ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — You may be one of the hundreds, or thousands, of recyclers who may not understand what plastics can or cannot be recycled. You’re not alone. Recycling plastics creates confusion trying ...

A squat, light-colored building in Tigard, Oregon, was supposed to be part of a game-changing new solution for the global plastics industry. Called Regenyx, this recycling facility took in polystyrene ...