The seven recycling symbols on plastic packaging reveal more than you might think, but not all are recycled the same way in ...

County Council passed an ordinance 7 to 3 banning plastic bags and polystyrene containers on June 8. Businesses will have to ...

Mastering recycling in 2025 means understanding what actually belongs in your bin. Takeout containers might look recyclable, but appearances can be deceiving -- many should either be reused, if ...

You may have heard that recycling plastic grocery bags can jam up machinery, but what might not be as well known is that there are other ways to get rid of the stuff.

Following the opening of its new material recovery facility (MRF) in Columbus, Ohio, earlier this summer, Rumpke Waste & Recycling will expand the recyclables it accepts to include clamshell plastic ...

Is plastic recyclable? Learn about recycling codes for plastic, how many times can plastic be recycled, and types of plastic decomposition including bacteria-eating plastic and plastic-eating fungus ...

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 ...

We’ve all seen the little triangle of arrows on the bottoms of plastic bottles and other containers, intended to guide consumers to proper plastic recycling. But if you also have noticed the ...

Our kitchen in our senior living community uses #6 plastic to-go containers. Someone told me they are toxic. I have been reusing these clamshells — putting them through the dishwasher an dusing them ...

Summer means getting gardens in shape and buying plants to add color or greenery to the yard. But it also means being left with all those plastic containers that the plants come in, which typically ...