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 — ...

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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. But the plastics industry is working to make the public feel ...

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 ...

It’s that time of year when an excess amount of wrapping paper is being cut, ripped, and thrown away, but is it recyclable?

Milk cartons may lose the recycling symbol in California, potentially making the material unusable in the state.