Japan has a system of recycling marks, , which indicate and classify recyclable materials. They are similar to the

resin identification code The Resin Identification Code (RIC) is a technical standard with a set of symbols appearing on plastic products that identify the Synthetic resin, plastic resin out of which the product is made. It was developed in 1988 by the Society of the P ...

s, in that they have surrounding arrows, with text inside to indicate the type of material. Rather than using the triangular

recycling symbol The universal recycling symbol ( or in Unicode) is a symbol consisting of three chasing arrows folded in a Möbius strip. It is an internationally recognized symbol for recycling. The symbol originated on the first Earth Day in 1970, created ...

for all materials, with differing text, the shape of the arrows also varies, which allows them to be distinguished at a glance. The marks themselves are sometimes known by shorthand names, such as . Image:Recycling alumi.svg, aluminium Image:Recycling kami.svg, paper Image:Recycling pla.svg, Image:Recycling steel.svg, steel Image:Recycling pet.svg, polyethylene terephthalate Image:Recycling Ni-Cd.svg, nickel-cadmium battery Image:Recycling Ni-MH.svg, nickel metal hydride battery Image:Recycling Li-ion.svg, lithium-ion battery Image:Recycling Pb.svg, lead-acid battery Image:Recycling PVC.svg, polyvinyl chloride

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* Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2024). "Identification is Requested by Law on Plastics Containers and Packaging, and on Paper Containers and Packaging".

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