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The recycling symbol on that container doesn't necessarily mean it can go in your curbside bin. Here's how to decode those plastic recycling numbers.

This handy guide to recycling plastic will tell you everything you need to know about plastics, including the recycling symbols meaning. All plastics are not created equal. If you must buy plastic, ...

Two global international plastics recycling organizations have developed what they call a global definition intended to govern the use of the term “recyclable” as is relates to plastics packaging and ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it has finalized new safeguards that promote responsible recycling of hazardous secondary materials and demonstrate a significant step forward in ...

In Seattle, as in most cities around the country, there are a number of items that you aren’t supposed to put in the curbside recycling bin: bubble wrap, for instance, or multilayer plastic packaging ...

A county in Maryland is considering incentivizing recycling, meaning its residents could save money if they do or pay more for what they throw in the trash. Montgomery County Director of Environmental ...

Metzger cited the Merriam-Webster definition of the word, which says that recycling means processing something “in order to regain material for human use.” For the experts and entrepreneurs who favor ...