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Recycling can be confusing. Use these symbols to decode what and how best to recycle.
WRAL News visited one of the Triangle’s largest sorting facilities to see how the recycling process works for all kinds of materials.
They said when people were asked to identify a set of four recycling symbols, including the universal recycling symbol known as the “Mobius Loop,” less than half got even one correct.
But cracking down on the “chasing arrows” symbol is a smart step in the right direction to stop misleading consumers about the sorry state of recycling.
Experts say a proposed revamp to the recycling symbol is still deceptive — and probably illegal Does changing the shape of the recycling symbol make it any less misleading?
They said when people were asked to identify a set of four recycling symbols, including the universal recycling symbol known as the “Mobius Loop,” less than half got even one correct.
Environment No, recycling symbols on plastics do not mean an item can always be recycled There are a total of seven resin codes and each number signifies a different category of plastics.
Environment No, recycling symbols on plastics do not mean an item can always be recycled There are a total of seven resin codes and each number signifies a different category of plastics.
They said when people were asked to identify a set of four recycling symbols, including the universal recycling symbol known as the “Mobius Loop,” less than half got even one correct.
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