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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 ...

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A new California law will ban companies from using the symbol if their products aren't commonly recycled. Here's how you can ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- California has moved one step closer to banning recycling symbols on things that aren't recyclable. Late Wednesday, the state's assembly passed a bill to ban the use of the ...

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 ...

Look closely at any plastic packaging nowadays and you'll find a small chasing arrows symbol with a number between one and seven inside of it. That symbol is synonymous with recycling, but it's also ...

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. It's recommending tossing the symbol ...