For years, Gary Anderson's friends even didn't know he designed the three iconic arrows.

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You know that little triangle with the number inside that you see on practically every plastic item you've ever touched? The one that made you feel good about tossing your yogurt container into the ...

Every morning, when state Sen. Ben Allen would grab the newspaper from outside his Santa Monica home, he’d pull off the plastic sleeve bearing the triangular recycling symbol and throw it where he ...

California is on track to become the first state to restrict how the "chasing arrows" recycling symbol is used, a move that could have an impact across the country. California state lawmakers passed a ...

WOODINVILLE, WA. -- The conveyor belts zip along at blinding speed and rows of workers at the Waste Management Recycling Center do their best to keep up. Their job is to pull the un-recyclables from ...