Many even find the process to be more confusing than doing their taxes. People either think that everything marked with a plastic resin label is good for curbside recycling or they’re unsure about sorting recyclables in general, according to the study. Twenty-three percent of study respondents said they found recycling to be more confusing than doing their taxes. Just 9.1% of plastic gets recycled in the U.S., probably because hardly anyone knows what they’re doing. Plastic products that bear a triangle-shaped recycling symbol, bewilderingly, aren’t always recyclable.

Source: Huffington Post April 13, 2019 12:00 UTC