Unfortunately, part of the problem is a general lack of understanding of each recycling symbol and what it means. You may have noticed that all plastic has a symbol with three arrows. This ...

You can tell whether a piece of consumer plastic is PET by looking for a number “1” stamped inside the universal recycling symbol. The number you see in the symbol stands for the type of plastic used ...

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You'll know a piece of plastic is made of polypropylene if it has the number 5 inside the recycling triangle symbol. Polypropylene is commonly used in many different applications, including ...

This may be the brand's own unique recycling symbol, or one of the established recycling symbols. You might see the symbol for HDPE plastic, which is what recyclable tubes are usually made from.