Despite the familiar "chasing arrows" symbol stamped on labels and packaging, the reality is stark: Less than 10% of plastic waste is recycled globally, and in the U ...

Greenpeace USA surveyed 367 recycling facilities across the country and found that only two kinds of plastic bottles and jugs are really getting recycled. Meanwhile, many U.S. consumer companies and ...

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Plastic recycling labels are everywhere: The ubiquitous “chasing arrows” ...

There are seven identification codes for recyclable plastics A Greenpeace report states that recycling facilities only accept and process two The rest are either not accepted or, accepted but ...

The Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC), a project of sustainability nonprofit GreenBlue, Charlottesville, Va., has announced the completion of the soft launch of its How2Recycle recycling labeling ...

People Against Dirty, the makers of San Francisco-based Method cleaning products, is the latest brand to join the How2Recycle Label program. Method customers will soon see the label, which provides ...

This story was originally published by Grist. You can subscribe to its weekly newsletter here. Plastic recycling labels are everywhere: The ubiquitous “chasing arrows” symbol adorns everything from ...

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 — ...