The logo everyone uses to check if something is recyclable is actually a three part reminder: Reduce > Reuse > Recycle.
That is why some bubble packaging has the logo but a reminder to reuse, since it can’t be recycled.
As a society we have skipped completely over the reduce and reuse because of the recycling myth. It isn’t a myth that plastic can be recycled, but that it rarely if ever is because only limited types and in specific conditions are ever cost effective.
The logo everyone uses to check if something is recyclable is actually a three part reminder: Reduce > Reuse > Recycle.
That is why some bubble packaging has the logo but a reminder to reuse, since it can’t be recycled.
As a society we have skipped completely over the reduce and reuse because of the recycling myth. It isn’t a myth that plastic can be recycled, but that it rarely if ever is because only limited types and in specific conditions are ever cost effective.
It’s not a myth so much as a boondoggle.