Dizzying array of recycling symbols 'is confusing consumers'

Which? says people often don't understand various symbols found on packagingA confusing array of symbols on household packaging is leaving consumers in the dark about what can be recycled, research reveals.Nearly half of respondents to a survey carried out in the UK by consumer group Which? thought that products stamped with the so-called green dot (a circle of two intertwined arrows) were recyclable, when in fact it means only that a manufacturer has paid into a scheme that supports recyclable packaging and systems. Continue reading...