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 ...

Plastic recycling symbols only tell you what type of plastic an item is made from — not that the item is recyclable. Plastics 1, 2, and 5 are typically recyclable, while 3, 4, 6, and 7 can rarely be ...

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Editor’s note: This story is provided by Aspen Journalism, a nonprofit, investigative news organization. For more,visit aspenjournalism.org. As a shy and bearded young architecture student at the ...

The recycling symbol—those three arrows stamped on myriad plastic items—doesn’t mean what most people think it does, and a California bill wants to change that. The California Legislature passed a ...

As the agency struggles to address low recycling rates, it argues updates to the iconic chasing arrows recycling symbol would reduce “consumer confusion.” EPA is urging the Federal Trade Commission to ...

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, ...