Mr. Ruston said. Most plastic containers now identify the resin type with a number inside the continuous arrows symbol. The American Plastics Council contends that the continuous arrows are not a recycling symbol. Mr. Ruston said. Mr. Ruston said.
Some companies know that.
It also requires its plastic containers to contain a certain percentage of recycled materials. That's helped create a market for recycled No. 2 plastic used to make milk jugs and liquid-detergent bottles. The problem is all the other types of plastic that get thrown into recycling bins. You ask for one material, and it drags in everything else. People want to recycle.