Plastic recycling labels are everywhere: The ubiquitous “chasing arrows” symbol adorns everything from plastic bags and water bottles to kids’ toys. Most commonly, these symbols appear with a number — ...

Greenpeace USA surveyed 367 recycling facilities across the country and found that only two kinds of plastic bottles and jugs are really getting recycled. Meanwhile, many U.S. consumer companies and ...

Despite the familiar "chasing arrows" symbol stamped on labels and packaging, the reality is stark: Less than 10% of plastic waste is recycled globally, and in the U ...

The Minneapolis-based nonprofit group Recycle Across America (RAA) says it is using some simple solutions to address problems associated with recycling. Specifically, RAA says it is taking steps to ...

OPRL – the On-Pack Recycling Label organisation – launched its new labelling system today (29 January) in a bid to create more ‘transparency’ over the fate of packaging. The ‘simplified’ labels were ...

There are seven identification codes for recyclable plastics A Greenpeace report states that recycling facilities only accept and process two The rest are either not accepted or, accepted but ...

Walk into the grocery store and check the back of a container of food. Chances are, you’ll see a small box with instructions on how to dispose of the packaging when you’re finished with it: “empty & ...

Oregonians could soon use their smartphones to find out whether products and packaging are recyclable, and exactly where to take them. “Consumer confusion around what products are recyclable and which ...

Church & Dwight Co. Inc., the New Jersey-based Vitafusion manufacturer, has announced the company will be the first in the U.S. to use recycle-friendly shrink label packaging for vitamins. Beginning ...

LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WWLP) – The Town of Longmeadow announced that recycle and yard waste stickers are available for residents through the Town Clerks Office. Stickers can be purchased online or by ...