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Plastic recycling labels are everywhere: The ubiquitous “chasing arrows” symbol adorns everything from plastic bags and water bottles to kids’ toys. Most commonly, these symbols appear with a number — ...

It’s easy to get confused about what can and can’t be recycled. The No. 1 rule is to follow your local guidelines. Print them and post them by your recycling bins for quick reference. But ...

Skeptics sparked debate about the value of extended producer responsibility for packaging at The Packaging Conference in Austin, Texas. Perhaps the only clear thing is that a lot is still unclear ...

A package marked as recyclable often feels like a responsible choice. Symbols reassure consumers, policies are ticked off, and sustainability claims appear justified. Yet recyclable packaging is not ...

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Those blue recycling bins that people rumble out to the curb on trash collection day seem ubiquitous around Fairfax County, but recycling rates vary greatly and in some cases are declining, according ...

Conventional PCB manufacturing—which is wasteful, energy intensive, and harmful to the environment—increasingly calls for electronics recycling to reduce material waste and energy requirements through ...