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 ...

We’ve all seen the little triangle of arrows on the bottoms of plastic bottles and other containers, intended to guide consumers to proper plastic recycling. But if you also have noticed the ...

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 ...

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

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 ...