The symbol widely recognized for its meaning of “recycling” originated alongside the first Earth Day in 1970. Its three clockwise-pointing arrows forming a triangle are primarily presented as green to symbolize the environment and “green issues”. With the symbol’s creation, it brought increased recycling accessibility, and, as result, successfully challenged the commonplace perspective of an individual’s civic duty to protect the environment. In the long run, not only the entire human population, but the entirety of Earth’s ecosystem will benefit from the effects of the creation of the symbol. The artifact was created in response to increasing levels of global warming with the progression of society over time. The need for this artifact has only increased over time with the increase of climate change and global warming. According to NOAA’s 2021 Annual Climate Report, since 1981, Earth’s temperature has been increasing at twice the rate of its temperature increase between 1880 and 1980. The recycling symbol’s goal was to have the same meaning for every group of people on the planet– the representation of the importance of reusing materials in “the circle of life” in order to benefit everyone’s future. The artifact represents one of the ultimate acts of civic responsibility and engagement and can even be linked to seven of the United Nations Seventeen Sustainable Development Goals. Recycling is such an easy and important factor in saving our planet that everyone should implement within their daily routines.