The "chasing arrows" logo is universally recognized as a sign to recycle, but the Environmental Protection Agency is now saying it's also universally confusing. It's recommending tossing the symbol ...

From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Producer Aynsley O’Neill with Jennie Romer, the EPA’s deputy assistant administrator for ...

In the era of increasing environmental consciousness, recycling has emerged as a powerful tool in our battle against plastic pollution, particularly when it comes to protecting our precious oceans.

If it feels like you’ve been hearing about recycling plastic all of your life, you might be right. The first plastic recycling mill was built in 1972[1], about the same time as the Environmental ...

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 ...