Do the Recycling Numbers on Plastic Mean Anything?
The little triangle was never a recycling promise, the standard dropped the arrows in 2013, and the industry that put it there has admitted on the record what it was for.
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What Does “Compostable” Actually Mean on Packaging?
The good news is that certified compostable packaging really does break down. The bad news is where it almost certainly isn’t going.
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Is Bamboo Viscose Really Bamboo?
The FTC has fined retailers $6.8 million over one word on a label. Here’s what happens to the plant between the field and your underwear drawer.
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Can You Trust an Organic Cotton Label?
India’s organic cotton output doubled in four years while the seed supply didn’t move. Somebody checked a QR code, and it led to a cloned government website.
