PET or PETE (polyethylene terephthalate) is the most common plastic for single-use bottled beverages because it's inexpensive, lightweight and easy to recycle. It poses a low risk of leaching ...

The recycling symbol on that container doesn't necessarily mean it can go in your curbside bin. Here's how to decode those plastic recycling numbers.

Milk cartons may lose the recycling symbol in California, potentially making the material unusable in the state.

Once you know what type of plastic you're discarding, check with your local waste management department to learn the proper recycling protocol for your area. "There's no federal program," says Mike ...

In a 2019 survey conducted by the Consumer Brands Association on what they labeled the “broken recycling system in America,” 68 percent of respondents said that they assumed any product with symbols ...

Earth Day is a movement celebrated each year to honour the achievements made to help the environment - and also to raise awareness of the need to protect the earth's natural resources in years to come ...

If you grabbed a cup of coffee from your local chain this morning, what did you do with the cup? Trash it? Recycle it? Maybe you threw the plastic lid in the “landfill” can and tossed the paper cup in ...

Earth Day is here again, serving as an annual reminder of the need to reduce, reuse, and recycle our way to a better planet. When it comes to the last part of that familiar three-”R” mantra, most ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. It’s Earth Day 1990, and Meryl Streep walks into a bar. She’s distraught about the state of the environment.

More than half of Britons are baffled by basic recycling symbols found on everyday products, a survey has found. A poll of supermarket shoppers suggests 61 per cent of people do not know what nine of ...