Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PET or PETE (polyethylene terephthalate) is the most common plastic for single-use bottled beverages because it's inexpensive, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The "chasing arrows" logo is universally recognized as a sign to recycle, but the Environmental Protection Agency is now saying it ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. It’s Earth Day 1990, and Meryl Streep walks into a bar. She’s distraught about the state of the environment.

Editor’s note: This story is provided by Aspen Journalism, a nonprofit, investigative news organization. For more,visit aspenjournalism.org. As a shy and bearded young architecture student at the ...

California is on track to become the first state to restrict how the "chasing arrows" recycling symbol is used, a move that could have an impact across the country. California state lawmakers passed a ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — The "chasing arrows" logo is universally recognized as a sign to recycle, but the Environmental Protection Agency is now saying it's also universally confusing. It's ...

You know that little triangle with the number inside that you see on practically every plastic item you've ever touched? The ...

As British households prepare to put away the Christmas decorations for another year, many will also be thinking about a clear-out ahead of a fresh start for 2026. As well as Christmas trees and the ...

For years, Gary Anderson's friends even didn't know he designed the three iconic arrows.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- California has moved one step closer to banning recycling symbols on things that aren't recyclable. Late Wednesday, the state's assembly passed a bill to ban the use of the ...

Every morning, when state Sen. Ben Allen would grab the newspaper from outside his Santa Monica home, he’d pull off the plastic sleeve bearing the triangular recycling symbol and throw it where he ...