Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>How <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recycling</span></a> symbol got <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> addicted to <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a><br>Iconic <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/recyclingsymbol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recyclingsymbol</span></a>, invented 20yr before Earth Day 1990, has become omnipresent on products, often misleading consumers about what can be recycled, according to experts cited in a story explored by Grist. Chasing arrows logo, which promises rebirth for discarded materials, is frequently plastered on items that are not <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/recyclable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recyclable</span></a>, particularly plastic products. much of it ending up in <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/landfills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>landfills</span></a> or <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/incinerators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>incinerators</span></a><br><a href="https://grist.org/culture/recycling-symbol-logo-plastic-design/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grist.org/culture/recycling-sy</span><span class="invisible">mbol-logo-plastic-design/</span></a></p>