How to recognise eco-friendly and buy recycled products

As well as recycling, it is important to buy products made from recycled material. This will increase the demand for recycled products as well as create a good recycling loop. Recycled products are widely available; use this page to become familiar with the different eco-friendly labels you might find on these products.

Mobius Loop
This indicates whether the product can be recycled.

Mobius Loop with Percentage
This indicates how much of the product is made from recycled materials.

Tidyman Symbol
Implies that you should dispose of the product carefully, do not litter.

Green Dot
Indicating that the recovery of packaging material in some European countries has been paid for.

European Ecolabel
A European symbol that shows the product has been produced in an environmentally friendly manner.

Green Seal
A symbol used by the USA to show that a product has been produced in an environmentally friendly manor.

Glass
This symbol indicates to recycle glass in bottle banks.

Aluminium
This symbol indicates that the product is made from recyclable aluminium.

Steel
This symbol indicates that the product is made from recyclable steel.