A new California law will ban companies from using the symbol if their products aren't commonly recycled. Here's how you can ...

California's new law bans the recycling symbol on non-recyclable plastics, aiming to reduce waste. The law, effective October 2026, ensures only truly recyclable items bear the symbol. While it faces ...

A large pile of plastic bottles and cans collected on a street corner in downtown Manhattan, New York. A large pile of plastic bottles and cans collected on a street corner in downtown Manhattan, New ...

In 2018 alone, over 3 million tons (2.7 metric tons) of plastic bags, sacks, and wraps in the United States were sent to ...

Recycling is often promoted as a cornerstone for environmentalism. But in practice, most recyclable material never enters the system at all. Global plastic production has surged over the past 70 years ...