Green Labels: Recycling and Packaging

There are symbols which show you that an item is made from recycled material or that it can be recycled when you have finished with it. Buying recycled products, and recycling your waste helps to save vital resources and energy.

Plastics
Plastics often carry a number inside a Mobius Loop. View our post "What do the Numbers on Plastic Mean?" for more information on plastic logos.

The Recycling Symbol
This symbol, called the Mobius Loop, simply means that a product or part of it can be recycled where facilities are available. The inclusion of a number shows the percentage of recycled material that has been used to make the product.





The Green Dot
The Green Dot is a registered trademark. It means that a financial contribution has been paid to an authorised packaging recovery scheme. The UK is not a participating Green Dot system country, but you will see it on things which have been imported.