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

Asphalt concrete is everywhere, paving roads and highways worldwide, but what makes it the most recycled material on Earth? This video explores the science and engineering behind asphalt ...

Residual food waste, especially grease, can cause a material to become unrecyclable. What follows are general rules and guidelines on which takeout containers can and can't be recycled and how best to ...

In 2023, the EPA recommended doing away with the chasing arrows symbol, which it said could be "misleading" about which products were actually recyclable. Plastic to be recycled is seen in a ...

You use already existing plastic to make the new material, so you don’t need to get coal and ... The number you see in the symbol stands for the type of plastic used to make the item. Some types of ...

Deutsche Post is introducing the "Flower Letter" stamp as part of its "World of Letters" standard series, available from April 3 in postal outlet ...