Plastics labeled with a number 1 inside the recycling symbol are about 20.9% likely to be reprocessed, according to Greenpeace. Plastics numbered 3 through 7 have a reprocessing rate of less than 5%, ...

It’s a number that you can spot inside the recycling symbol in bottles, containers and other products. The numbers are codes for different types of plastics. The higher the number, the harder it is to ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The triangular loop of arrows that has been the universal symbol of recycling for the ...

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.

Only 4.7% of plastic produced by U.S. households in 2021 was recycled, according to a Greenpeace USA report. But that's not for lack of consumer participation. Greenpeace said most plastics simply ...