Over dinner, I share something surprising I recently learned: the recycle symbol on plastic isn’t a guarantee your item is ...

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 ...

When PET or PETE is recycled, the plastic is reused to make carpet, furniture, other plastic containers, athletic shoes, and polar fleece. 2Plastic Recycling Symbol 2: HDPE ...

Plastics labeled with a number 1 inside the recycling symbol are about 20.9% likely to be reprocessed, according to Greenpeace. Plastics numbered 3 through 7 have a reprocessing rate of less than ...

EPA may change "chasing arrows" recycling symbol for plastics The "chasing arrows" logo is universally recognized as a sign to recycle, but the Environmental Protection Agency is now saying it's ...

But EPA argues that’s still misleading, and it suggests FTC adopt ASTM’s standard, which replaces the chasing arrows symbol with a solid triangle outline for all plastics.

A survey of household consumers in the United Kingdom conducted by online retailer Plasticsheetsshop found more than 85 percent of respondents understood the meaning of 6 of the 7 recycling symbols ...