We’ve all seen the little triangle of arrows on the bottoms of plastic bottles and other containers, intended to guide consumers to proper plastic recycling. But if you also have noticed the ...

WRAP’s project to develop recycled high-density polyethylene (HDPE) milk bottles, delivered by core project team Nextek, Nampak and Dairy Crest, won a gold award for the Best Use of an Innovative ...

When the children at Cave Spring Elementary School finish their lunches, they raise their hands and ask if they may wash out their plastic milk bottles. After the answer -- an inevitable "yes" -- they ...

Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life.

Changes to household collections are part of wider moves to increase the recycling rates, which have stalled in recent years.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Raw Farm raw milk containers are displayed on a shelf at a grocery store. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) A battle has been ...

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 ...