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I finally understand what plastic recycling numbers actually mean — and I've been recycling wrong

I'd been doing it wrong for years. Anything with a chasing arrows symbol went straight into the recycling bin — I didn't think twice about it. The number inside the triangle meant nothing to me. So I ...
CNBC

Recycling plastic can be a little confusing. Here's what the numbers inside the recycling symbol mean

Plastics labeled with a number 1 inside the recycling symbol are about 20.9% likely to be reprocessed, according to Greenpeace. Plastics numbered 3 through 7 have a reprocessing rate of less than 5%, ...
NBC DFW

Recycling Plastic Can Be a Little Confusing. Here's What the Numbers Inside the Recycling Symbol Mean

Only 4.7% of plastic produced by U.S. households in 2021 was recycled, according to a Greenpeace USA report. But that's not for lack of consumer participation. Greenpeace said most plastics simply ...