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 ...

The EPA is joining with environmental groups to ditch the circular arrow symbol so consumers are more aware of what plastics can truly be recycled For decades, three arrows pointing in a triangular ...

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, ...

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 ...

One of the biggest challenges in recycling plastic is that there are several kinds of plastic that end up in our bins – and ...

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