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Re-Labeling Recycling: The Controversial New Push for Honest Packaging Laws

In 1970, a young college student sketched a three-arrow recycling symbol that won a design contest and fast became a global icon. Today those “chasing arrows” appear on millions of plastic packages, usually with a resin number indicating plastic type. Consumers have long trusted the label tells them an item belongs in their recycling bins—but that’s not necessarily the case.