"Chasing Arrows" Plastic Recycling Symbol May Get Tossed In The Trash

CBS Los Angeles

August 1, 2023

The "chasing arrows" logo is universally recognized as a sign to recycle, but the Environmental Protection Agency is now saying it's also universally confusing. It's recommending tossing the symbol for plastics and replacing it with a new one.

The proposed change comes amid a growing body of research that suggests that plastic recycling isn't working and that most plastic is still ending up in landfills. As little as 5% of plastic is actually recycled, according to one recent study.

"I've been suggesting this for years now, thinking that's confusing," Kate O'Neill, a professor at University of California Berkeley, said of the logo change.

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