Despite the familiar "chasing arrows" symbol stamped on labels and packaging, the reality is stark: Less than 10% of plastic waste is recycled globally, and in the U ...

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Plastic recycling labels are everywhere: The ubiquitous “chasing arrows” ...

A battle has been waging in Sacramento over whether beverage cartons — the ones used for milk, juice, broth, wine, even egg whites — should get the coveted chasing arrows recycling label. Earlier this ...

In a letter to the EPA, 17 legislators made the case for implementing standardized labels developed by Recycle Across America. Seventeen legislators have asked the EPA to implement nationwide labeling ...

Plastic is a fast-growing segment of U.S. municipal solid waste, and most of it ends up in the environment. Just 9% of plastic collected in municipal solid waste was recycled as of 2018, the most ...

When I was in Seattle for the 2012 TAPPI PLACE Conference (May 6-9; Grand Hyatt Seattle), there was an aspect of the city that stuck with me, and it wasn't the overabundance of Starbucks. All over the ...

Gunze, founded in Kyoto in 1896, is a leading developer and manufacturer of plastic films, engineering plastics, medical devices and apparel. Gunze employs more than 4,800 people in 10 countries ...

Plastic recycling labels are everywhere: The ubiquitous “chasing arrows” symbol adorns everything from plastic bags and water bottles to kids’ toys. Most commonly, these symbols appear with a number — ...

The organization, whose parent nonprofit is based in Virginia, says it analyzes waste management systems nationwide to figure out whether companies’ products and packaging are recyclable and then ...