When I visited my friend in Scotland, I was amazed to see how little waste from her family of four actually went into the garbage can. Besides their good habits of buying items with minimal packaging, ...

We’ve all seen the little triangle of arrows on the bottoms of plastic bottles and other containers, intended to guide consumers to proper plastic recycling. But if you also have noticed the ...

You know that little triangle with the number inside that you see on practically every plastic item you've ever touched? The ...

Recycling rates were recently released at the Plastics Recycling Conference showing that despite advancements in the industry, the numbers have plenty of room for improvement. Senior reporter Jim ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, ...