New recycling labels

Recycling has a lot of guidelines to make sure that the batch of recycled material is not contaminated with items that will prevent the materials from being used.  For instance, food contamination in office paper bins or plastic bags can ruin the entire batch and it will go to the landfill instead of being re-used.  Some guidelines, such as whether to leave lids on plastic bottles, change from region to region, depending on the ability of nearby facilities to process the recycled items.  I always have a lot of questions.  Can this go in my curbside recycling bin?  Can this bubble wrap envelope be recycled?  A group of companies have started a new standardized labeling system for their products.  The label tells you how to recycle that particular item.  For instance, it may tell you to remove the paper label and then take the bubble wrap envelope to the store drop-off for plastic bags.  Not only are they providing instructions for recycling, but these companies have designed their packaging to be recycled.  Although the number of companies using the new system is still small, it’s a great step forward.  Here is a link to the website that shows what the new labels look like so you can watch for them. 
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https://how2recycle.info/