In this regard it is different from the other recycling symbols. This means the green dot could not be considered for encoding without a request from the trademark owners. However, the use of this symbol requires licensing contract between manufacturer and a partner company in the PRO-Europe association. Since 1994 this system has been adopted in eleven European countries altogether (see greendot.ie). The widespread and transnational use of this symbol would appear to make it a good candidate for encoding in an international standard. This internationally-recognized recycling symbol was created in the early 1970s as a part of the design contest that was initiated by the. Its purpose is to encourage people to participate in the recycling process and identifies that the packaging is recyclable. They implemented a novel financing system for recovering packaging by licensing the green dot to its manufacturers and setting up a system to collect used packaging bearing this symbol from the end-user. The recycle logo (or symbol) appears on the products we buy on a daily basis. The Green Dot is a symbol first introduced in 1994 by Duales System Deutschland. The use of this symbol is not limited to one country and therefore is a good candidate for inclusion in an international standard. Instead, it is commonly known and widely used in the context of public education and outreach for anti-littering efforts (with or without a recycling component).
Unlike the other recycling symbols, this symbol is not primarily used to identify materials for separation (though a variant of this design occurs as part of the glass-recycling symbol). PITCH-IN Canada is a non-profit organization with worldwide membership. This is stated on the website of PITCH-IN Canada ( – associated Clean World International. This symbol of a stylized person cleaning up the environment was adopted in 1976.
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