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Alternative forms

 * (hollow variant)

Symbol origin
Designed by American graphic designer and architect in 1970 for a competition held by the. It was chosen as the universal symbol for recycling out of 500 other entries on 22 April that year by a panel of graphic designers.

Description
Three arrows in a triangular configuration turning clockwise in convergence towards each other through a tilting motion—originally making the arrows form a Möbius strip, though some variants of the symbol do not observe this arrangement—to represent a continuous loop.

Symbol

 * 1)  recycling,

Usage notes

 * May be used to indicate that an item is recyclable, is made from recycled material, to indicate where recycling commences—such as appearing on a trashcan—or on its own to represent recycling.
 * The design of this symbol varies; the most common difference is depicting all three arrowheads (the half-twists) as inverted so that every arrow starts as upright.
 * The symbol (named "Recycling" and designated PF 066) is part of the set of pictograms and symbols for "public information" by the.
 * As an emoji, the display of this symbol differs slightly by operating system, but almost all display it as being green in colour.