Unfortunately, part of the problem is a general lack of understanding of each recycling symbol and what it means. You may have noticed that all plastic has a symbol with three arrows. This ...

Plastics aren't great for the environment or our health. Unfortunately for everyone, a lot of consumer goods are enclosed in ...

Ever wonder what those small numbers on the bottom of your plastic bottles and takeout containers mean? They're called Resin Identification Codes. Follow BI Video: On Twitter More from Science ...

You can tell whether a piece of consumer plastic is PET by looking for a number “1” stamped inside the universal recycling symbol. The number you see in the symbol stands for the type of plastic used ...