Trying to recycle the wrong materials only clogs up the system. We asked a recycling expert about the dos and don'ts of recycling takeout boxes.

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Mastering recycling in 2025 means understanding what actually belongs in your bin. Takeout containers might look recyclable, but appearances can be deceiving -- many should either be reused, if ...

Is plastic recyclable? Learn about recycling codes for plastic, how many times can plastic be recycled, and types of plastic decomposition including bacteria-eating plastic and plastic-eating fungus ...

Safety concerns have loomed over microplastics, be it from your cutting board while prepping food to cook at home or items such as water bottles and takeout food containers. Aside from the obvious ...

Phoenix Technologies LP was granted a letter of no objection late last month from the Canadian Bureau of Chemical Safety’s Health Products and Food Branch to use recycled PET material from its Phoenix ...

Talks aimed at a global treaty to cut plastic pollution fizzled in Geneva this week, with no agreement to meaningfully reduce the harms to human health and the environment that come with the millions ...

A billion kilograms of waste from plastic food containers — equivalent in weight to half a million cars — is generated every year in China, according to Yufei Qin, head of the plastic recycling ...

California has hailed itself as a leader in single-use plastic reduction and legislation. But a scuttling of its pioneering ...

Dr. Stephanie Widmer explains potential hazards of single-use plastic. Safety concerns have loomed over microplastics, be it from your cutting board while prepping food to cook at home or items such ...