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How the Recycling Symbol Duped People into Buying More Plastic

Recycling, once considered the domain of people with “long hair, granny glasses, and tie-dyed Ts,” as the Chicago Tribune described it at the time, was about to go mainstream. The iconic chasing-arrows recycling symbol, invented 20 years earlier, was everywhere in the early 1990s. Its tight spiral of folded arrows seemed to promise that discarded glass bottles and yellowing newspapers had a bright future, where they could be reborn in a cycle that stretched to infinity. As curbside pickup programs spread across the United States, the practice of sorting your trash would become, for many, as routine as brushing your teeth — an everyday habit that made you feel a little more responsible.

Scientific American · Jun 19, 2024

That's Fairy Squeaking Clean! Fairy joins forces with Celebrity Chef Poh Ling Yeow to relaunch 30 Minute Miracle dishwashing tablets.

While Fairy continues to innovate & partner with the best to improve the dishwashing experience, the brand is also dedicated to ensuring the category has sustainable solutions to recycle. Through their partnership with Terracycle, Fairy has enabled the entire dish care category to recycle soft plastic dishwashing products, together this initiative has saved over 25,000 dish care items going into landfill!^

Yahoo Finance · Jun 19, 2024

New ShopRite Recycling Kiosks Accept Flexible Packaging

ShopRite and its private label brands, Paperbird and Bowl & Basket, are collaborating with P&G, Purina, Campbell’s Snacks and TerraCycle to launch a recycling program for flexible-film plastic packaging at five of the grocer’s stores in New Jersey. 

The Shelby Report · Jun 18, 2024