In a 2019 survey conducted by the Consumer Brands Association on what they labeled the “broken recycling system in America,” 68 percent of respondents said that they assumed any product with symbols featuring all seven of the different recycling codes meant the item could be recycled.
But when you throw a plastic container into the recycle bin, will it automatically have a chance at another life? The VERIFY team digs into what the recycling symbols really mean.
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