| 'Peak Greenwashing': Two Bills in Congress Endorse Misleading Recycling Claims Illustration by Shoshana Gordon/ProPublica The plastics industry spent decades convincing consumers that throwing used products stamped with the 'chasing arrows' symbol into a curbside bin meant they would be recycled. Now, amid growing awareness that many of those items never get reprocessed, the industry is championing a pair of proposals in Congress that would give misleading recycling claims the support of federal law. |