Share on Pinterest Anson_iStock/Getty Images Look closely at plastic products, such as water bottles, takeout containers, and food trays, and you’ll see numbers within a small triangle ranging ...

“Reusable water bottle manufacturers claim that their bottles leach less plastic than single-use bottles,” says Sarkar, “but there is no proof.” From his perspective, it’s better to avoid using ...

Sorting plastic waste is not just good for the planet - it is good for your pocket. A clear bottle can earn you R3, while ...

This carelessness becomes the enemy of life. Now take this 'plastic' bottle for example. From home to office, from parks to roads, wherever you look today, you will find these plastic bottles in ...

Chennai: In a step toward eco-friendly tourism, the historic coastal town of Mamallapuram is set to go plastic bottle-free within ... tourists every day — a number that spikes significantly ...

Sorting plastic waste is not just good for the planet - it is good for your pocket. A clear bottle can earn you R3, while mixed waste is worth as little as 30c per kilo. Recycling expert Thozeka ...

Half of UK adults want to see a charge on single-use plastic packaging, like the supermarket bag charge introduced in 2015.

Remember the days when we recycled plastic items, we always looked for the triangle with the number inside the triangle? We no longer go by those numbers and instead ask ourselves a simple question to ...

Renée Sharp, director of plastics and petrochemical advocacy at the nonprofit Natural Resources Defense Council, called this ...

Germany, Sweden and Ireland have already rolled out this schemeThe UK government is set to incentivise the return of ...

UK households will soon be paid for bringing back old plastic bottles to supermarkets across ... incentive of this scheme will help reduce this number. The scheme is due to launch in October ...