"Consumers have long treated the chasing-arrows logo as an indication that an item can be recycled.

"But when it comes to plastics that can be “deceptive and misleading”. Manufacturers often pair the iconic logo with a resin identification code, with numbers from 1 to 7 that indicate the type of plastic in the product.

"Many plastics, especially those numbered from 3 to 7, “are not financially viable to recycle.”"

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/07/climate/chasing-arrows-recycling-symbol-epa.html?unlocked_article_code=pMW4SMg-bHg4B8ggh0jlMbl8tTDZBEWQzZyoeWBmJUCUyBcAqNTe1aXHS2r92TBrVwJ7axHeYr32lnYOFNKeSGfleBCxvZsaxHRPol0zi_CiDzljpFP8cFO6CI-5np2w06TrBl_tKfGOSzn-81MsYRKAQ6csJW3YlqWlL-NIKeuyeRAB6xeqn140IQpg1-MKArA8Ct922EgmMDY6gQt_9Uc1KNmtbGM-yuFUcdfgdQBX6RokMHy3q3qkuxpiKSzrl4bAy0OUAfC9nnex6ljv0vKyCx61jX5z4h8Ec-wJH29Op_ZV_sRid6bDyR2Ap0llyjp24FUkK4pdmRu8VptsvbmV9fUY_-eQorJeBLo&smid=url-share

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