

In 1992, the European Union introduced the Packaging Waste Directive (PWD) to reduce the amount of packaging ending up in the landfill. The Green Dot (German: Der Grüne Punkt) is the symbol of a European network of industry-funded systems for recycling the consumer goods’ packaging materials. Here are the several famous recycling symbol around the world: Germany’s Green Dot It is also crucial to remind you (again) that your waste is your responsibility – wherever you went – and you need to check several times where and how your waste will be recycled so as not to pollute the environment. It is important to understand how waste would be recycled in a place you visit. Now that we have told you the key truth, let us take you into a journey of world recycling symbols.ĭifferent countries naturally have different technologies and different policies in processing their waste (read more about Interesting Waste Management Culture in Different Countries). There’s no symbol that would help you to escape that. Segregate your waste, prefer for (safe) reusable materials, and check your local recycling agents to distribute the kind of waste that they could process/accept. This is actually the plastic resin codes that have recycling symbol around it, doesn’t mean that the material will be recycled later
