We consumers are ultimately responsible for how the industry treats the environment. If enough people buy products that are better for the environment, they will be made. However, it is not easy being green, as Kermit the Frog once said. Much packaging now displays the familiar recycle symbol, but it is not always what you think.
Manufacturers recognize the value of the symbol and put it on everything they possibly can.
If you look closer, you may see the word Recyclable, meaning the material can be recycled, not that this product contains any recycled material. Many paper products show the recycled paper symbol, but that is now becoming a meaningless claim. Often, that does not mean the paper has been used and then returned for recycling. It just means that trimmings from the paper production have been added to the next batch of paper. Paper mills have done this for centuries.