The seven recycling symbols on plastic packaging reveal more than you might think, but not all are recycled the same way in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The "chasing arrows" logo is universally recognized as a sign to recycle, but the Environmental Protection Agency is now saying it ...

As part of a more effective network of reuse infrastructure, this new symbol could be a catalyst for more effective waste ...

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It’s Earth Day 1990, and Meryl Streep walks into a bar. She’s distraught about the state of the environment. “It’s crazy what we’re doing. It’s very, very, very bad,” she says in ABC’s prime-time ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. It’s Earth Day 1990, and Meryl Streep walks into a bar. She’s distraught about the state of the environment.

Most of the plastic waste in California is about to lose the recycling symbol. The “chasing arrows” symbol, created in 1970 by a college student inspired by the burgeoning environmental movement, has ...