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Reuse and refill businesses in the Portland area are among the initial adopters of PR3’s new logo that organizers hope ...

As part of a more effective network of reuse infrastructure, this new symbol could be a catalyst for more effective waste ...

A global alliance of businesses, governments, and designers just unveiled a universal mark for reuse—and it could reshape how ...

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When I visited my friend in Scotland, I was amazed to see how little waste from her family of four actually went into the garbage can. Besides their good habits of buying items with minimal packaging, ...

This is an excerpt from Consumed: How Big Brands Got Us Hooked on Plastic. An odd symbol, made up of three arrows arranged in a triangle, began showing up on plastic containers across America in the ...

You’ve seen the little recycling symbols stamped on plastics, glass, paper, metals and other materials. But what do they mean? We’ve compiled a handy guide to help you decode the dizzying array of ...