Costco Connection - July 2012

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An icon of recycling

Kirkland Signature
helps you recycle

The recyclability icon Indicates the recyclability of the packaging component

Packaging
material
Identifies the
material type
of the packaging
component

Packaging component The specific part of the package referenced by the label

FIGURING OUT WHAT items can be recycled and where is often confusing. The Sustainable Packaging Coalition, a division of the nonprofit sus-tainability organization GreenBlue ( www.greenblue. org), and its roughly 200 members (including Costco), have launched an initiative to make recycling labels easier for consumers to understand.

The How2Recycle Label was created to provide consistent and transparent on-package recycling information to consumers. The label, which is being introduced now and into 2013, explains the recy-

Special instructions Specific directions for the consumer to ensure successful recycling

Program website Provides resources and information on the label, local recyclability and proper recycling

clability of each component of the package, clearly stating the material each part is made from and adding special instructions if needed.

The standard recycling symbol means a material is widely recycled, while the symbol with a slash through it means the material isn’t recycled. The addition of the phrase “check locally” means the material is recycled in limited areas. The label with the phrase “store drop-off” is for plastic bags, wraps or films that are accepted at many grocery and retail stores.—Steve Fisher

THE FOLLOWING KIRKLAND Signature™ products are already sporting the new recycling symbols, with more to come soon. Look for them the next time you’re at your local Costco warehouse.

; Kirkland Signature Natural Brewed Green Tea

(Lemon, Peach and Apple), Item #562037

; Kirkland Signature Premium Chunk Canned Chicken, Item #51070

; Kirkland Signature by Newman’s Own 100% Grape Juice, Item #46721

; Kirkland Signature Supreme Diapers, Item #520745

; Kirkland Signature Rising Crust Pepperoni Pizza, Item #598494

; Kirkland Signature Cheese Pizza, Item #505459

; Kirkland Signature Body Lotion, Item #524190

—SF

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