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.

This is an excerpt from Consumed: How Big Brands Got Us Hooked on Plastic. An odd symbol, made up of three arrows arranged in a triangle, began showing up on plastic containers across America in the ...

New catalyst could make mixed plastic recycling a reality – The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less complicated, frustrating and tedious. In a new study, Northwestern University ...

One of the biggest challenges in recycling plastic is that there are several kinds of plastic that end up in our bins – and those variations in composition necessitate sorting out waste before ...

The way people in England recycle plastic is due to change in 2027. (Getty) Rules around so-called "flexible plastic" are set to change within the next two years in a bid to improve the UK's "outdated ...

New Delhi: According to Bisleri, India consumes 13 million tonnes of plastic every year, out of which 60% is recycled. The remaining 40% of plastic mostly contains non-recyclable items like wrappers, ...

Scientists at Northwestern University say they have developed a new catalyst that could eliminate one of the biggest hurdles in plastics recycling: the need to sort waste by resin type. The ...

On Monday, SC Johnson — together with its long-time advocacy and impact partners Conservation International, EarthEcho International and Plastic Bank — launched an advocacy campaign aimed at rallying ...

Greater Manchester residents can make a real difference to the environment by recycling everyday household plastics. As part of Recycle Week (September 22 to 28), Recycle for Greater Manchester is ...

The organization behind B.C.'s recycling system wants residents to do more to keep plastics from going to landfills or ending up as litter — as only 45 per cent of plastic packaging used by residents ...