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.

The Conversation reports on single-stream recycling, emphasizing its convenience but noting significant contamination issues that reduce effectiveness.

Plastics labeled with resin codes between 1 and 7 used to all be eligible for recycling. Now, there's no market for some types of plastic, and nearly a quarter of what gets sent to sorting facilities ...

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 ...

Is plastic recyclable? Learn about recycling codes for plastic, how many times can plastic be recycled, and types of plastic decomposition including bacteria-eating plastic and plastic-eating fungus ...

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 world’s commitment to ending plastic pollution is clear and undeniable,” said Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), when the fifth negotiation session for an ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The age of pre-sorting mixed plastic waste may soon be over. The ...

The world produces 460 million metric tons of plastic each and every year. But only about 9 percent of it gets recycled, leading to a ballooning plastic waste issue impacting every part of our planet, ...