Only 4.7% of plastic produced by U.S. households in 2021 was recycled, according to a Greenpeace USA report. But that's not for lack of consumer participation. Greenpeace said most plastics simply ...

The "chasing arrows" logo is universally recognized as a sign to recycle, but the Environmental Protection Agency is now saying it's also universally confusing. It's recommending tossing the symbol ...

If you grabbed a cup of coffee from your local chain this morning, what did you do with the cup? Trash it? Recycle it? Maybe you threw the plastic lid in the “landfill” can and tossed the paper cup in ...

Earth Day is here again, serving as an annual reminder of the need to reduce, reuse, and recycle our way to a better planet. When it comes to the last part of that familiar three-”R” mantra, most ...

In a 2019 survey conducted by the Consumer Brands Association on what they labeled the “broken recycling system in America,” 68 percent of respondents said that they assumed any product with symbols ...

We all know how important recycling is for the planet - it helps minimise waste and transforms old products into new packaging. Recycling just four shampoo bottles saves enough energy to power a ...

In an attempt to make recycling simpler, a group known as the Sustainable Packaging Coalition is redesigning the current recycling symbols to make them easier to understand. The main change is ...