And, as there are seven categories of plastics, a number from one to seven is set inside the triangle to tell you which kind ...

Each recyclable plastic is coded with a number, from one to seven, and according to the American Chemistry Council, each ID ...

Plastic is a fast-growing segment of U.S. municipal solid waste, and most of it ends up in the environment. Just 9% of ...

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...

5 September marks Plastic Overshoot Day 2024 – the date when global plastic waste exceeds the capacity of waste management systems. Here, edie explains the issue. The Plastic Overshoot Day report, ...

Plastic is a really useful man-made material that has transformed our lives, but what happens after we throw it away is causing a big problem for our planet. Plastic waste can last for hundreds of ...

Dear Heloise: I found a way to organize plastic containers and lids. I nest the containers, then stand the lids on end in a ...

The explosions of devices in Lebanon this week returned the spotlight to the 70-year-old technology that remains popular with ...

Recently, France became the only country to introduce a law to ban plastic dishware. The law will come into effect in 2020, after which all disposable utensils must be made of biological materials.

To the editor: To combat plastic pollution in our oceans, we need to cut back on plastic production, not try to capture the endless stream of it. A recent article in The Times on an effort to ...

As concern about plastic pollution mounts, the federal government is revising its standards for calling products recyclable.

Campaigners tracked 40 bundles of soft plastic packaging waste through Sainsbury’s and Tesco’s take-back schemes across England over 12 months.