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The recycling symbol on that container doesn't necessarily mean it can go in your curbside bin. Here's how to decode those plastic recycling numbers.

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 ...

Milk cartons may lose the recycling symbol in California, potentially making the material unusable in the state.

It’s Earth Day 1990, and Meryl Streep walks into a bar. She’s distraught about the state of the environment. “It’s crazy what we’re doing. It’s very, very, very bad,” she says in ABC’s prime-time ...

Whether it's food discarded during preparation to scraps left on a plate after a full meal, Springfield Environmental Services is offering a new alternative to dumping uneaten food in the trash.

Oranges, apples, squash, and other fruits and vegetables lie in a muddy compost pile at a recycling facility in Placer County, California. UC Davis researchers have found that states’ food waste ...