Plastics labeled with resin codes between 1 and 7 used to all be eligible for recycling. Now, there's no market for some types of plastic, and nearly a quarter of what gets sent to sorting facilities ...

Sister Joanne Poehlman has been recycling for years but wondered if it's okay to throw number 5 plastics into her bin. We humans leave a lot of waste in our wake. One way to reduce it is to recycle.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 9, 2026 / For decades, plastic economics were built around one assumption: ...

Not all plastics are equal — some types and colors are easier to recycle than others. For instance, black foam and black coffee lids, which are often made of polystyrene, usually end up in landfills ...

Single-use plastic might just be the most insane act of collective self-harm humanity commits every single day. Each year, the United Nations Environment Programme estimates that we discard a ...