This is an excerpt from Consumed: How Big Brands Got Us Hooked on Plastic. An odd symbol, made up of three arrows arranged in a triangle, began showing up on plastic containers across America in the ...

The global aluminum recycling market is projected to reach $91.3 billion by 2032, driven by industrial efforts to cut energy ...

When I visited my friend in Scotland, I was amazed to see how little waste from her family of four actually went into the garbage can. Besides their good habits of buying items with minimal packaging, ...

Gary Anderson was a 23-year-old architecture student at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles in 1970 when he entered a design contest sponsored by a box manufacturer for a logo to ...

A survey in the United Kingdom found that recycling-related symbols placed on packaging are understood by most household consumers. When uncertain about which bin to use for a particular piece of ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. People are often shocked to learn that plastic is not recyclable with ...

Constellium SE and TARMAC Aerosave have announced a significant achievement in sustainable aerospace innovation by successfully recycling and remelting aluminum from decommissioned aircraft into ...

Cans are one-third of the value of recycled material, but collection is declining. Bottle bills effectively boost recycling rates, but there are disagreements over implementation. Paper, cardboard, ...