Knowing your symbols makes it easier to reuse and recycle. Groups 1, 2, and 5 are easy to recycle curbside, but groups 4, 6, and 7 are more difficult.

Gary Anderson was a 23-year-old architecture student at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles in 1970 when he entered a design contest sponsored by a box manufacturer for a logo to ...

Over dinner, I share something surprising I recently learned: the recycle symbol on plastic isn’t a guarantee your item is actually recyclable. I break down what the numbers under the symbol really ...

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 ...

The Conversation reports on single-stream recycling, emphasizing its convenience but noting significant contamination issues that reduce effectiveness.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed a bill into law that prohibits the “chasing arrows” — a symbol that tells a consumer that an item is recyclable — from being placed on an item that ...

No, not all items with a recycling label are recyclable in North Alabama's recycling program. The recycling symbol indicates ...

Should it be illegal for companies to use the famous "chasing arrows" recycling symbol on products that are not recyclable or are rarely recycled? The City of Philadelphia certainly thinks so, having ...

Pacific Steel & Recycling, a steel service center and scrap metal recycler, has introduced a new logo. According to a press release from the company, “The launch of the new logo and signage will ...