The agency wants to stop using the “chasing arrows” logo on plastics that can’t be recycled. The man who designed it more than 50 years ago agrees that the symbol has been misused.

EPA may change "chasing arrows" recycling symbol for plastics 02:24. The "chasing arrows" logo is universally recognized as a sign to recycle, but the Environmental Protection Agency is now saying ...

Recycling plant operators and household consumers alike have expressed frustration at what is often perceived as an unhelpful and lightly regulated system of determining recyclability. Most forms of ...

By Winston Choi-Schagrin and Hiroko Tabuchi Illustrations by Rinee Shah April 21, 2022. The universal symbol for recycling, known as the “chasing arrows” logo, is stamped on so many things.

The placement of the chasing arrows symbol upon these hard-to-recycle single-use plastics “does not accurately represent recyclability as many plastics (especially 3-7) do not have end markets ...

Consumers have long treated the chasing-arrows logo, designed by a UCLA student in 1970, as an indication an item can be recycled. That isn't always the case.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed a bill into law that prohibits the “chasing arrows” — a symbol that tells a consumer that an item is recyclable — from being placed on an ...

He designed the symbol in 1970, initially for paper items. "It may be better just to have the symbol to draw people's attention to that part of the package where the more detailed instructions are ...

The iconic recycling logo has become an internationally recognized standard. When you see the three arrows, you know exactly what it means. Mark Wilson at FastCoDesign deems it "a design classic ...

Brand guides warn against stretching or otherwise manipulating a logo’s shape, but for a new campaign to encourage recycling in Latin America called “Recycle Me,” Coke crunched its logo like ...

KitKat changed the logo on its wrappers to chocolate wafers shaped in a recycling symbol (pictured) on Monday after discovering half of Australians do not know how to recycle properly.

New California law bans use of recycle logo on non-recyclable packages By Andrew Sheeler. ... Get one year of unlimited digital access for $159.99 #ReadLocal. Only 44¢ per day.