It wasn't intended to indicate plastics' recyclability. But consumers misinterpreted it, and the industry encouraged them.

Every morning, when state Sen. Ben Allen would grab the newspaper from outside his Santa Monica home, he’d pull off the plastic sleeve bearing the triangular recycling symbol and throw it where he ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — The "chasing arrows" logo is universally recognized as a sign to recycle, but the Environmental Protection Agency is now saying it's also universally confusing. It's ...

The EPA is joining with environmental groups to ditch the circular arrow symbol so consumers are more aware of what plastics can truly be recycled For decades, three arrows pointing in a triangular ...

In a 2019 survey conducted by the Consumer Brands Association on what they labeled the “broken recycling system in America,” 68 percent of respondents said that they assumed any product with symbols ...

America is recyclinghowever, not enough, and not always properly. While we can hope that the future of recycling improves, the reality is that the amount of plastic that actually gets recycled right ...

Recycling can be confusing. Use these symbols to decode what and how best to recycle. Recycling is highly beneficial to the environment. It creates less waste and minimizes demand for raw materials ...