Though the recycling landscape has changed, the FTC has not updated its Green Guides in response. Not all resin numbers are recyclable, according to environmental experts. 1 and 2 bottles and jugs are the only plastics that can legitimately be considered “recyclable.”Advertisement“Just because there’s a recycling symbol on packaging doesn’t mean that you should put it in the recycling bin,” Hocevar said. Recycling categories 3 to 7 undermine the efficiency of the recycling process and are costly to collect and sort, Hocevar said. In 2016, the United States generated more than 42 million metric tons of plastic, according to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

Source: Washington Post May 18, 2023 11:38 UTC