BPA, PET, HDPE. You’re trying to do the right thing by recycling, following health alerts and shopping wisely, but you’re not fluent in molecular chemistry. So how do you decipher exactly what it all ...

A hidden two-letter code stamped on plastic food containers reveals just how toxic it may be. Consumers are advised to check for labels marked PP (polypropylene) or PE (polyethylene), plastics deemed ...

Recycling is about to get greener in central Ohio, thanks to artificial intelligence. "Rumpke is berry egg-cited to announce that clamshell plastic containers are now recyclable," Rumpke Waste & ...

Various forms of plastic are ubiquitous in our modern lives. Unfortunately discarded plastic is also a major environmental problem with non-biodegradable plastics choking waterways, polluting streets ...

Dear EarthTalk: I’ve read that plastic bottles are not always safe to reuse over and over as harmful chemicals can leach out into the contents. I’m wondering if the same issues plague Tupperware and ...

Microplastics Are Invading Your Meals - and Your Body Here's something that might make you rethink tonight's dinner. 11 ...

We’ve all seen the little triangle of arrows on the bottoms of plastic bottles and other containers, intended to guide consumers to proper plastic recycling. But if you also have noticed the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Rumpke recycling customers will soon no longer have to stuff their trash cans with bulky produce clamshell packaging and cumbersome plastic carry-out containers. Rumpke Waste ...

As of October 1, Somerset County will expand its curbside program to accept all plastic bottles and containers that are marked #1 through #7. Number designations are on the bottom of bottles and ...