Recycling can be confusing enough as it is. To help, here's what those little numbers in recycling symbols actually mean.

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Walk into the grocery store and check the back of a container of food. Chances are, you’ll see a small ...

Mecklenburg County’s new recycling program is under way. Mecklenburg County officials, using social media, announced on Monday that the first of its comingled recycling bins were available at two ...

The 1-7 resin ID code and chasing-arrows triangle symbol were developed by the plastics industry, not the government. Some "people see the recycling symbol and assume or hope the item will be ...

A recycling symbol is seen on a laundry detergent bottle in a bale of plastic for recycling at Sierra Processing. In 2023, the EPA recommended doing away with the chasing arrows symbol ...

We asked a recycling expert which takeout boxes and bags belong in the blue bin and which ones don't David Watsky Senior Editor / Home and Kitchen David lives in Brooklyn where he's spent more ...

As spring approaches, many of us are beginning to consider our plans for spring cleaning, relocating or tidying up around our shops and garages. As residents sort through items in their homes, we aim ...

Here’s an easy-to-use guide to recycling in the Sacramento area: Around the world, the triangle-shaped symbol found on recyclable items is called the “chasing arrows,” and includes corresponding ...

It offers collection services, including picking up and transporting waste and recyclable materials from where it was generated to a transfer station, recovery facility, or disposal site ...