California milk cartons may lose their coveted recycling symbol, the one with the chasing arrows, potentially threatening the existence of the ubiquitous beverage containers. AdvertisementThe company decision means the number of Californians with access to beverage carton recycling falls below the threshold in the state’s “Truth in Recycling” law, or Senate Bill 343. In updated guidelines for the Truth in Recycling law, recycling rates for carton material have fallen below the state threshold. Others said it was a sign that the Truth in Recycling law was working: Markets were being discovered and in some cases, created, to provide recycling. Now we ask them and other waste companies to stop illegally exporting mixed paper waste to countries that have banned it.”

Source: Los Angeles Times December 24, 2025 09:07 UTC