You’ve seen the little recycling symbols stamped on plastics, glass, paper, metals and other materials. Here's what they mean ...

Cartons and black plastic are no longer accepted by Tompkins County in curbside recycling, according to Tompkins County ...

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

Paper recycling symbols indicate that the type of paper used to make a product is fit for recycling. PAP20 is for corrugated fiberboard or cardboard. PAP21 is for fiberboard found in cereal and snack ...

Have you ever gone to toss something into the recycling bin - a jam jar, a pizza box, a takeaway container encrusted with ...

There is a glaring lack of tracking for global recycling. Poor waste management is deeply connected to climate change, ...

The Federal Trade Commission is preparing an update to use of sustainability labels, including the recycling symbol.

Study finds recycling symbols largely recognizable A survey in the United Kingdom found that recycling-related symbols placed on packaging are understood by most household consumers. When uncertain ...

NASA's LunaRecycle Challenge, offering a $3 million prize, seeks innovative solutions to transform the 96 bags of human waste left on the Moon by Apollo missions into valuable resources like water ...

As the agency struggles to address low recycling rates, it argues updates to the iconic chasing arrows recycling symbol would reduce "consumer confusion." ...

NASA is offering $3 million to anyone who proposes technology to solve an unusual problem: recycling feces and other human waste in space.