Unfortunately, part of the problem is a general lack of understanding of each recycling symbol and what it means. You may have noticed that all plastic has a symbol with three arrows. This ...

The code numbers on plastic items, often found inside a triangle of arrows (resembling a recycling symbol), represent the ...

Ever wonder what those small numbers on the bottom of your plastic bottles and takeout containers mean? They're called Resin Identification Codes. Follow BI Video: On Twitter More from Science ...

You'll know a piece of plastic is made of polypropylene if it has the number 5 inside the recycling triangle symbol. Polypropylene is commonly used in many different applications, including ...