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 ...

Midland, Michigan-based Dow Chemical Co.’s Packaging and Specialty Plastics business has collaborated with the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) and Accredo Packaging, Sugar Land, Texas, to ...

The organization, whose parent nonprofit is based in Virginia, says it analyzes waste management systems nationwide to figure out whether companies’ products and packaging are recyclable and then ...

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 ...

6. The 'Seedling' indicates the packaging it is stamped on is industrially compostable. Compostable plastics which carry this ...

The world is drowning in plastic. Producers are peddling a “solution” that is more like an illusion. Is there anything more pathetic than a used plastic bag? But the plastics industry is working to ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- Nine years ago, when she founded Recycle Across America, Mitch Hedlund's idea to increase U.S. recycling rates seemed too simple to work. But it was more than just a shot in the ...

The Minneapolis-based nonprofit group Recycle Across America (RAA) says it is using some simple solutions to address problems associated with recycling. Specifically, RAA says it is taking steps to ...

Prioritizing clear labels, circular materials and policies that support recycling infrastructure helps to build stronger brands and more resilient businesses. The global plastic recycling rate is ...

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” ...

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 — ...