WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — 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.

Consumers have long treated the chasing-arrows logo, designed by a UCLA student in 1970, as an indication an item can be recycled. That isn't always the case.

After 50 years, the “chasing arrows” recycling symbol may be heading in a new direction, The New York Times reported. While it will remain widely in use on many recyclables, the Environmental ...

The placement of the chasing arrows symbol upon these hard-to-recycle single-use plastics “does not accurately represent recyclability as many plastics (especially 3-7) do not have end markets ...

At the top of How2Recycle’s labeling hierarchy is a simple “chasing arrows” recycling symbol, which the organization gives to products that it says are accepted by curbside or drop-off ...

People feel good about it — like, ‘Oh, there’s a recycling logo on this, I guess I can put it in my recycling bin.’ There was deceptive advertising, and that’s why the public is so ...

It also addressed potential confusion created by the “chasing arrows” recycling symbol, which often identifies the type of plastic resin used in a product, using the numbers 1 through 7.

He designed the symbol in 1970, initially for paper items. "It may be better just to have the symbol to draw people's attention to that part of the package where the more detailed instructions are ...

Recycling plant operators and household consumers alike have expressed frustration at what is often perceived as an unhelpful and lightly regulated system of determining recyclability. Most forms of ...