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The paper bags for your meal kits are fully recyclable and compostable. You can also discard the sticky-backed label in your regular trash bin.

The arrows on their own are commonly associated with the three R's of recycling; recycle, reuse, reduce. They represent how the circle of (waste) life works by helping everything come back around, and in turn, benefiting the environment and future generations.

The symbol is a consummate representation of recycling. The Mobius loop was discovered in 1858 by August Ferdinand Mobius (1790-1868), a German astronomer and mathematician, and has been considered a mathematical marvel of simplicity, singularity, and continuity ever since.

HDPE is easy to recycle, and according to recent studies, can be recycled up to 10 times for new products. '2' containers are typically accepted in most curbside recycling programs, and as with all recycling, you should ensure they're clean, rinsed, and dry before tossing to prevent contamination.

The recycling symbol is in the public domain, and is not a trademark. The Container Corporation of America originally applied for a trademark on the design, but the application was challenged, and the corporation decided to abandon the claim. As such, anyone may use or modify the recycling symbol, royalty-free.

Just because a plastic container has this recycling symbol on the bottom, it does not mean it can get recycled. The stamp is a Resin Identification Code, or RIC, and the numbers indicate exactly what type of plastic is being used for that container.

HDPE plastic is the most environmentally stable of all plastics ? giving off no harmful fumes into the environment. Manufacturing HDPE plastics requires only a fraction of the energy required to produce steel from iron ore, further contributing to its classification of being Eco-friendly.