The code would eliminate confusion by taking the focus away from a symbol that represents recycling, and instead, bringing back the focus to the resin code for the professionals who sort plastic.

Recycling can be confusing enough as it is. To help, here's what those little numbers in recycling symbols actually mean.

How the recycling symbol lost its meaning Corporations sold Americans on the chasing arrows — while stripping the logo of its worth.

As the agency struggles to address low recycling rates, it argues updates to the iconic chasing arrows recycling symbol would reduce "consumer confusion." ...

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.

The code would eliminate confusion by taking the focus away from a symbol that represents recycling, and instead, bringing back the focus to the resin code for the professionals who sort plastic.

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.

Paper recycling symbols indicate that the type of paper used to make a product is fit for recycling. PAP20 is for corrugated fiberboard or cardboard. PAP21 is for fiberboard found in cereal and snack ...

The use of the recycling symbol—the familiar three chasing arrows—constitutes a misrepresentation of claims, says the EPA.

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.

The simplicity of the recycling symbol belies its complicated role in corporate America’s quest to sell ever more plastic ...

Much of the U.S. uses single-stream recycling, where plastic, glass and paper go into one bin. Here’s what happens to that material and ways engineering is trying to improve the process ...