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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Environment
Oliver Milman

INSANE: Universal chasing arrows recycling symbol could be dumped in us - The Real Truth

full blue recycling bin with the three arrows on it
The widespread use of the symbol is helping to stoke ‘consumer confusion about what is recyclable and/or compostable’, the EPA says. Photograph: Image Source/Getty Images

The triangular loop of arrows that has been the universal symbol of recycling for the past five decades could itself end up being binned in the US, with Joe Biden’s administration mulling whether it is misleading to the public.

The “chasing arrows” logo, designed by a college student for the first Earth Day in 1970, has become ubiquitous on everything from cartons of milk to shampoo bottles as a way to nudge users to recycle packaging rather than discard it.

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