jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · edit-25 months agoHow the recycling symbol lost its meaninggrist.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down15cross-posted to: collapse@slrpnk.net
arrow-up155arrow-down1external-linkHow the recycling symbol lost its meaninggrist.orgjeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · edit-25 months agomessage-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: collapse@slrpnk.net
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·edit-25 months agoIt’s not the recycling icon. It is a “resin identifier code,” and the symbol is meant to resemble the recycling icon in a deliberately deceptive manner while remaining technically different.
It’s not the recycling icon. It is a “resin identifier code,” and the symbol is meant to resemble the recycling icon in a deliberately deceptive manner while remaining technically different.