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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The El Paso Parks and Recreation Department is announcing that it's launching a pilot recycling program. The program, will be implemented in all of the city's recreational ...

Plastics Most plastics have the "chasing arrows" symbol, with three arrows depicted in a triangle with a number in the middle. The number denotes the type of plastic used; it does not guarantee ...

I filled a spreadsheet with 60 lines of various plastics and laminated materials, along with outlets for upcycling, downcycling, and recycling. An oatmeal container became our family’s trash can.

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 ...

The “chasing arrows” design that appears at the bottom of plastic packaging was created 50 years ago to indicate that cardboard was recyclable. The only problem is that most items it appears ...

The "chasing arrows" symbol, created by Gary Anderson in 1970. Meant to convey the environmental concept of "reduce, reuse, recycle," some now say the symbol is confusing for consumers.

The “chasing arrows” design that appears at the bottom of plastic packaging was created 50 years ago to indicate that cardboard was recyclable.

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.

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — 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.