In recent years, however, companies have come under scrutiny for being too liberal with their use of the iconic “chasing ...

Unfortunately, part of the problem is a general lack of understanding of each recycling symbol and what it means. You may ...

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 ...

That symbol is synonymous with recycling, but it's also misleading. According to Natalie Lennick, environmental activist and founder of Green Ablutions, the chasing arrows symbol, also known as ...

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 ...

A class action suit accuses the fast-food giant of putting the recycling symbol on packaging even when that packaging is not ...

The 1-7 resin ID code and chasing-arrows triangle symbol were developed by the plastics industry, not the government. Some "people see the recycling symbol and assume or hope the item will be ...

As long as they are rinsed and clean, you can put yogurt cups in the mixed recycling bins My foam egg carton has the recycling symbol on it- why can’t I recycle it? Foam (commonly known by trade name ...

SUNY is moving to phase out single-use plastics on campus by 2027, according to SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. Discouraging production and use of single-use plastics is the best strategy in the face ...

Part of the trouble is that there is no legislation covering the recycling symbols on labels. There is, for example, the so-called “Mobius loop” – three arrows chasing each other around a ...

How much of our waste gets recycled really and are ‘sustainable’ plastic alternatives actually any better for the planet?