The number inside the triangle doesn't mean its recyclable, its a very successful greenwashing campaign: [https://www.npr.org/2020/09/11/897692090/how-big-oil-misled-the-public-into-believing-plastic-would-be-recycled](https://www.npr.org/2020/09/11/897692090/how-big-oil-misled-the-public-into-believing-plastic-would-be-recycled)
Sept. 22, 2021, 5:54 p.m. - Sam Roberts
The number inside the triangle doesn't mean its recyclable, its a very successful greenwashing campaign: [https://www.npr.org/2020/09/11/897692090/how-big-oil-misled-the-public-into-believing-plastic-would-be-recycled](https://www.npr.org/2020/09/11/897692090/how-big-oil-misled-the-public-into-believing-plastic-would-be-recycled)