You may have heard that recycling plastic grocery bags can jam up machinery, but what might not be as well known is that ...

In 2018 alone, over 3 million tons (2.7 metric tons) of plastic bags, sacks, and wraps in the United States were sent to ...

It's easy to believe this common myth about recycling food plastic, but it's actually causing more harm to the environment ...

When it comes to recycling, most folks know to sort their plastic and paper, thanks to the blue and green plastic sorting bins given out by their municipal departments. But beyond the basics of ...

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 ...

Just because that plastic item you rinsed out and placed in your recycling bin is labeled as recyclable doesn't mean it actually is. In fact, according to a 2020 Greenpeace report, most types of ...

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Now more than ever, knowing how to properly recycle is so important. The planet is in the grips of a plastic crisis, and parts of South Florida aren’t even offering recycling anymore because it’s ...

A new California law will ban companies from using the symbol if their products aren’t commonly recycled. Here’s how you can ...