Packaging symbols
Packaging or products bearing these symbols remind us that they can be or have been recycled, and provide us with information as diverse as the type of material from which they are made, or the specific place where they should be deposited for convenient recycling. Thanks to this, consumers can become aware of the importance of recycling, a habit that helps to save energy, raw materials and in the waste collection and disposal process.
A Green Dot packaging means that your responsible company complies with Law 11/97 on Packaging and Packaging Waste. In other words, it is guaranteed that when it becomes waste, this packaging will be recycled and recovered, normally through the Integrated Packaging Waste Management System (SIG), managed by Ecoembes. Specifically, the containers that can carry this symbol are plastic, metal containers and Brik type containers; cardboard and paper; and glass.
The Green Dot symbol was created in 1991 by the private German non-profit company Duales System Deutschland AG. It was subsequently adopted by other European Union countries, and in 1994 the Member States decided to make it the mark for the European Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive.
The 7 symbols of plastic
Polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene terephthalate… or simply PET is the most common type of plastic used to package the beverages you can find in the supermarket.
PET is intended to be used individually and not to be reused because it ends up releasing toxins. Some companies are even starting to label them with messages indicating that it is better not to refill them.
Both PET and polypropylene are free of Bisphenol-A (BPA), a chemical substance much more dangerous than the toxins that can be released from a PET bottle, as some specialists even claim that it is carcinogenic.
In addition, it can be recycled several times and can be used as packaging for non-food products such as detergents or phytosanitary products, fibers or belts, for example. For food use, only a first level of recycling is permitted.
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Kitchen symbols and their meaning
Today we are going to explain what the symbols that appear on the boxes of electronic products mean, such as on your new cell phone, a refrigerator or a new TV. Some of these symbols are present on basically any package or packaging, while others are specific to electronic products.
Some of the symbols are easy to understand, but others can be more enigmatic. If you’re itching to know what are all those symbols adorning the boxes of your most beloved gadgets, here we’ve selected and explained the most popular ones.
Symbols on food packaging
It is a circle that includes two arrows crossed around a vertical axis, in light green the color of the arrow pointing to the left and dark green the color of the arrow pointing to the right. In its standard format, it incorporates the registered trademark symbol (®).
It is a game to be played in the classroom with a very simple dynamic. The class is divided into two groups and each group has to ask the other where to insert a series of waste products.
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