You know that little triangle with the number inside that you see on practically every plastic item you've ever touched? The ...

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While one of the most convenient snacks, potato chip bags have a complicated recycling strategy. Here's how to handle them and what to look for on the bag.

This video argues that plastic recycling was sold to the public as a solution even though key industry players knew the system barely worked. It breaks down how the recycling symbol, pro-plastic ad ...

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As good citizens, we diligently fill the recycling bins provided by our local authorities with all manner of plastic trays, boxes, bottles and bags. But as these bins fill up quicker and quicker each ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bin collection rules are changing for households across England from next month. (UrbanImages) Almost a quarter of English ...

During important processes like cleaning, fragments of plastic are lost as microplastics. This means the system itself creates plastic waste, and we urgently need to rethink the design and operation ...