Wed, 06/12/2024 - 08:15 Gizmodo Environment This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.Read more... Tags Recycling, susan spotless, Richard Nixon, plastic bag, larry thomas, Meryl Streep, lewis freeman, garrett de bell, paul revere, resin identification code, Environment, waste management, Plastic pollution, coca cola, benjamin braddock, energy conservation, jackie nunez, kerbside collection, annie leonard, grist, mc escher, samantha macbride, container corporation of america, litter, packaging, jan dell, plastic recycling, mass production, bartow j elmore, david allaway, kevin costner, finis dunaway, jackie, gary anderson, dustin hoffman, procter and gamble, Exxon Mobil, waste containers Source How the Recycling Symbol Became Meaningless