It wasn't intended to indicate plastics' recyclability. But consumers misinterpreted it, and the industry encouraged them.

America is recyclinghowever, not enough, and not always properly. While we can hope that the future of recycling improves, the reality is that the amount of plastic that actually gets recycled right ...

Only 4.7% of plastic produced by U.S. households in 2021 was recycled, according to a Greenpeace USA report. But that's not for lack of consumer participation. Greenpeace said most plastics simply ...

PET or PETE (polyethylene terephthalate) is the most common plastic for single-use bottled beverages because it's inexpensive, lightweight and easy to recycle. It poses a low risk of leaching ...

First, the mixed recyclables are shredded and crushed into smaller fragments, enabling more effective separation. The mixed fragments pass over rotating screens that remove cardboard and paper, ...

Plastic is one of the world’s most ubiquitous materials, essential to daily life as we know it. Production is growing at a rate of 3.4 percent—three times faster than our global population growth.

PVC and polyethylene pipe producers are boosting recycling efforts, with Return Polymers launching operations near Dallas and Advanced Drainage Systems expanding in Georgia. These initiatives aim to ...

Washington, D.C., Sept. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Vinyl Institute (VI), a U.S. trade association representing the leading manufacturers of vinyl, is proud to support Plastic Back in its launch ...

A pilot plant built to develop PVC recycling technology is going online at Solvay's site in Tavaux , France. The European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers has invested more than $3 million in the ...

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 5%, ...