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EPA shuts down deceptive recycling claims in plastics industry

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has cracked down on the plastics industry’s use of misleading accounting methods to inflate recycled content claims, marking a significant federal move to curb greenwashing in product labeling.

Lisa Song reports for ProPublica.

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EPA joins in seeking to ditch ‘deceptive’ recycling symbol

The EPA is joining with environmental groups to ditch the circular arrow symbol so consumers are more aware of what plastics can truly be recycled.
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