A new global symbol aims to make reusable packaging as easy to identify as recyclable materials, helping consumers know ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The "chasing arrows" logo is universally recognized as a sign to recycle, but the Environmental Protection Agency is now saying it ...

It was 1970 when Gary Anderson, a 23-year-old architecture student at the University of Southern California, saw a poster for a design competition. The task was to design a symbol for recycling in ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. It’s Earth Day 1990, and Meryl Streep walks into a bar. She’s distraught about the state of the environment.

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Most of us grew up sorting our trash with the quiet confidence that the plastic we set out on the curb would find a second ...

Recycling symbols on plastics, known as Resin Identification Codes, were designed for industrial sorting, not as consumer recycling guides. Experts warn that most plastics marked with these symbols ...

Even if you have the best intentions around plastic consumption, the recycling part of "reduce, reuse, recycle" isn't always straightforward. Rules for curbside recycling are different across states ...