How do you know if a package you buy will be recycled? More often than not, there’s no easy way to tell. The inscrutable number codes on the bottom of plastic packages only describe the type of ...

Recycle Across America labels include consistent fonts, colors and layouts while tailoring the content based on what local MRFs accept and can process. Consistent graphic design paired with content ...

The “not recyclable” label will have a black diagonal line through a chasing-arrows icon. Labels for packaging with limited recycling will have the phrase “check locally,” in the center of the chasing ...

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 ...

In recent years, Malaysia has made commendable strides toward enhancing waste management and promoting recycling. But despite these efforts, the country’s recycling rate hovered at a modest 31% as of ...

Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corp. (RIRRC), Johnston, Rhode Island, has announced a partnership with Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, designed to increase recycling levels and ...

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 — ...

OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gunze Limited (Headquarters: Osaka, Japan, President: Toshiyasu Saguchi) [TOKYO:3002] is pleased to announce that Gunze, in cooperation with Pietro Co., Ltd and Fuji ...

In a landmark move, a national recycling strategy is to be launched across the U.S., aiming to streamline recycling bin labels and, in so doing, give the market a desperately needed overhaul. Rep.

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