Plastics labeled with resin codes between 1 and 7 used to all be eligible for recycling. Now, there's no market for some types of plastic, and nearly a quarter of what gets sent to sorting facilities ...

Trying to recycle the wrong materials only clogs up the system. We asked a recycling expert about the dos and don'ts of recycling takeout boxes.

CHARLOTTE — For most people, plastic bags are a part of life. They are in grocery stores, malls, big box retailers and more. The average person uses hundreds of them each year. Several big box ...