The seven recycling symbols on plastic packaging reveal more than you might think, but not all are recycled the same way in ...

As part of a more effective network of reuse infrastructure, this new symbol could be a catalyst for more effective waste reduction.

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, ...

Reuse and refill businesses in the Portland area are among the initial adopters of PR3’s new logo that organizers hope ...

A global alliance of businesses, governments, and designers just unveiled a universal mark for reuse—and it could reshape how the world handles waste. The lights drop, the first chord detonates, and ...

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.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- California has moved one step closer to banning recycling symbols on things that aren't recyclable. Late Wednesday, the state's assembly passed a bill to ban the use of the ...

Running out of your favourite blusher or mascara is often met with the thrill of shopping for new make-up, with the empty tube long forgotten. For those who do try to recycle regularly, we see the ...

Biden officials consider whether symbol, created for first Earth Day in 1970, is misleading because of use on non-recyclable material The triangular loop of arrows that has been the universal symbol ...

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 ...