We’ve all been there: standing in front of the trash with some kind of plastic container, turned it over to see those three little arrows with a number in the middle, and thought, “This must be recyclable, right?”. In the recycle bin it goes, somewhat proud to have done our part. While we should all be applauded for this, in most cases, sadly, while our intentions were good, our decision was not. As counterintuitive as it may seem, that symbol did not in fact indicate whether that container was recyclable.