The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers also has temporarily removed information and graphics from its website related to a new recycling program, called Education Without Numbers, which ...

Recycling can be confusing enough as it is. To help, here's what those little numbers in recycling symbols actually mean.

The recycling symbol on that container doesn't necessarily mean it can go in your curbside bin. Here's how to decode those plastic recycling numbers.

There are a total of seven resin codes and each number signifies a different category of plastics. But does that mean they can all be recycled?

Look closely at any plastic packaging nowadays and you'll find a small chasing arrows symbol with a number between one and seven inside of it. That symbol is synonymous with recycling, but it's ...

“It's essential that we move plastic recycling beyond the numbers because, in my opinion, the RIC [resin identification code] is holding back recycling,” said Patty Moore, president of Moore ...

According to a just-released report from The American Academy of Pediatrics, plastic food containers that classified under recycling numbers 3, 6, and 7 aren't safe to use. They may lead to ...

To facilitate the recycling of polymeric and plastic materials the Society of the Plastics Industry has developed a resin identification code. The accurate use of these codes by manufacturers can have ...

There are a total of seven resin codes and each number signifies a different category of plastics. But does that mean they can all be recycled?

There are a total of seven resin codes and each number signifies a different category of plastics. But does that mean they can all be recycled?