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. By Chang Che Gary ...

Plastic recycling symbols only tell you what type of plastic an item is made from — not that the item is recyclable. Plastics 1, 2, and 5 are typically recyclable, while 3, 4, 6, and 7 can rarely be ...

California’s familiar milk cartons, long stamped with the chasing-arrows recycling logo, are suddenly at the center of a high-stakes test of what “recyclable” really means. A shift in how the state’s ...