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

While single-stream recycling is convenient, it has downsides. Contamination, such as food residue, plastic bags and items that can’t be recycled, can degrade the quality of the remaining material, ...

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 ...

The recycling symbol isn’t copyrighted, which means any plastic-producing company can slap it on their products, even if they aren’t recyclable. That piece of paper or plastic that we supposed ...

Around the world, the triangle-shaped symbol found on recyclable ... as well as clean glass bottles and paper of all colors for recycling. Some of the items include: Most of these items should ...

A survey in the United Kingdom found that recycling-related symbols placed on packaging may either not be noticed or ...