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Two Articles on Recycling Symbols in One Month

September 27, 2023September 27, 2023Wayne DeFeoRecycling

The Recycling Symbol..ie, the Mobius Strip, is an iconic addition to most packaging today. These articles address the real issue with recycling symbols and how it is time for that symbol to evolve or better yet, for the packaging industry to finally be truthful. The articles focus heavily on plastic since this is one area […]

Plastic is Confusing and the Recycling Symbol Often Makes it Worse

June 1, 2022June 13, 2022Wayne DeFeoRecycling

Here is a great example – There is no good way to recycle film plastic at the curb but that does not stop companies from putting the recycling symbol on their products. Things like plastic bags, snack bags, and as I pointed out in my post on Renew Liners, certain multilayer film plastics which are […]