Plastic recycling symbols only tell you what type of plastic an item is made from — not that the item is recyclable. Plastics 1, 2, and 5 are typically recyclable, while 3, 4, 6, and 7 can rarely be ...

The process of revising the industry's resin identification code continues at a very slow pace, with discussions continuing on many of the same issues that have been central to that debate since ...

While ASTM International Inc. continues to deliberate slowly over changes to the 23-year-old resin identification code, an overwhelming majority of municipality and state recycling officials recently ...