Posts tagged numbers

What do the numbers inside the recycling symbols on plastics stand for?

I heard it has something to do with what it can hold. And not necessarily recycling.

What Does the Recycling Numbers Mean?

Influenced by recycling proponents around United States, the Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. introduced Resin identification coding system. It was in 1988 when this scheme of separating (or grouping) plastic resin types to make it easier for recyclers to sort them out and to have a more systematic waste management system, was introduced. More >

What is the numbers for growth in the Going Green Trend?

How many people are going green? Can you give me dates and number to how going green is increasing?