I'd been doing it wrong for years. Anything with a chasing arrows symbol went straight into the recycling bin — I didn't think twice about it. The number inside the triangle meant nothing to me. So I ...

The plastics industry doesn't have a great track record when it comes to achieving recycling goals. We're good at setting ambitious targets, but not so good at reaching them. The latest recycling ...

Only 4.7% of plastic produced by U.S. households in 2021 was recycled, according to a Greenpeace USA report. But that's not for lack of consumer participation. Greenpeace said most plastics simply ...

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 ...

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