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.

What no one anticipated was just how emotionally attached people would become to recycling as the solution to America’s ugly trash problem. When the chasing arrows’ promise of rebirth was ...

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

Illustrations by Rinee Shah April 21, 2022 The universal symbol for recycling, known as the “chasing arrows” logo, is stamped on so many things. But that doesn’t mean they’re recyclable.

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 ...

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 proposed legislation would improve recycling infrastructure, reduce toxins in packaging and shift the onus and cost of recycling from municipalities to manufacturers, saving taxpayers money.