One of the most recognized logos around, the recycling symbol, is in line for a major revamp. California recently became the first state to restrict the use of the widely known "chasing arrows ...

Residents will be made aware of how and where they can recycle their electricals through information on leaflets and posters featuring HypnoCat - the Recycle Your Electricals pink, fluffy mascot ...

The recycling symbol—those three arrows stamped on myriad plastic items—doesn’t mean what most people think it does, and a California bill wants to change that. The California Legislature ...

Bottles and jugs marked with recycling symbols 1 and 2 are usually recyclable. Plastics marked 3, 4, 6 or 7 are seldom recycled. A new report from Greenpeace finds that as little as 5 percent of ...

To the consumer, this symbol conveys the message that this item is recyclable and, for the sake of the planet, ought to be treated accordingly and not dumped into the trash bin. But to ...

Picture this: You finish a drink from a red Solo cup, and before throwing it out, you check the bottom of the cup to see the iconic recycling symbol. That means it can be tossed in the recycling ...

In the middle of the TV is an upside-down pink triangle crossed out by a red "no" symbol. The pink triangle was used as a ...

Now new California legislation would restrict what kinds of plastics can have the famous “chasing arrows” recycling symbol on them. It’s waiting for Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature. Democratic State ...

The lie, which the plastics industry has spent many millions of dollars and decades promoting, goes all the way down to that extremely pesky “recyclable” symbol! It really is meaningless!

Although it is rarely marked with chasing arrows or a recycling symbol, it is recyclable in L.A.’s blue bin.

The winning design, by a college student named Gary Anderson, was the now-ubiquitous three arrow recycling symbol. In 1971, Oregon was the first state to pass a beverage container deposit law.