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 ...

Plastic is a fast-growing segment of U.S. municipal solid waste, and most of it ends up in the environment. Just 9% of plastic collected in municipal solid waste was recycled as of 2018, the most ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) recently launched the new and improved APR Design® Guide for Plastics Recyclability Digital Tool to commemorate its 30 th ...

Look at the packaging of any food or consumer item in the U.S., and there’s a good chance you’ll see a black-and-white decal: the iconic “chasing arrows” recycling symbol, along with the web address ...

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: “empty & ...

Since its July release, RecyClass says its Recyclability Evaluation Protocol for Labels & Adhesives applied on high-density polyethylene (HDPE) containers already has been used for the recognition of ...

“The only thing being recycled are the false claims of the manufacturers,” said California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D). Democratic California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued three major plastic bag ...

Milk, juice, broth and wine containers made of carton can now wear the recycling insignia in California Critics say the state’s tough laws on waste and plastic should have prohibited that Lodi — A ...