recycling

  • Which Plastics Are the Least Recyclable?

    Which Plastics Are the Least Recyclable?

    Pick up any plastic item in your home, and there’s a good chance you’ll see a familiar symbol of three looping arrows, the universal sign for recycling. The numbers inside the arrows represent resin identification codes, a classification created by the industry to denote different kinds of plastics. It’s a symbol commonly associated with environmentalism,…


  • Bill Nye, the Sellout Guy

    Bill Nye, the Sellout Guy

    Bad news for everyone who loved watching Bill Nye the Science Guy during middle school science class: your fave is problematic. This week, Coca-Cola, one of the world’s biggest plastic polluters, teamed up with TV’s favourite scientist for a campaign to create a “world without waste,” a joke of a corporate greenwashing campaign.