Graphic Symbols and Signs

This symbol can be found on many products in the Uk.

It is used to remind people that they have a duty to keep the environment clean and that they should not drop their litter on the floor.  

This symbol can also sometimes be called the Be Environmentally Friendly symbol.

PET stands for Polythene Terephthalate. 

It is a material that is widely used for packaging, especially drink containers.

It is 90% recyclable and the symbol reminds the consumer of this fact.

This is used to remind the consumer to put the packaging in the recycling bin.

These symbols are easily recognisable all around the world and can be found on many packages.

It is used to remind consumers that the packing that they are using is recyclable and encourages them not to throw it away in a general rubbish bin.

The letters 'ALU' mean aluminium so this symbol shows that it is recyclable and can be used again.

This symbol is mainly found on drinks can as they are normally manufactured from aluminium

 Fair Trade symbols are occasionally seen on packaging.

They show that the contents of the package has been produced in the Third World and that the producer of the product has recieved a fair and realistic price.

Created in 1988, when the Lion mark is displayed on a product it means that the manufacturer/retailer has agreed to the ‘British Toy and Hobby Associations’ Code of practice.

It is a consumer symbol that represents the manufacturers promise to conform to all relevant safety information. Also, it means that the manufacturer will not counterfeit existing toys and will advertise the product so that advertisements state the truth about the limits regarding the way the toy performs.

The symbols opposite represent that the product inside has been tested to British and European safety standards.

These symbols that are normally applied to non-food products such as electronic products or toys.

However, they may still be applied to the packaging as a reference to the package itself being safe.

This symbol is found on products that originate in Germany or those that are manufactured for the German market.

The symbol has the same meaning as the British Standards symbol in that it means that the product inside the packaging has been tested to German safety standards.

This symbol was found on a package for a professional quality torch.

The symbol suggests that the product inside the package is ‘precision made.

This means that all the parts have been precisely manufactured and fit together very accurately.

Card packaging with this symbol means that the materials used to make the packaging have been harvested from sustainable forests.

This means that the forest is managed in such a way that the trees are replanted so that trees that are cut down are replaced.

This symbol was found on a well known box of matches.

The symbol represents the companies efforts to make match boxes from recycled board.

The company also claims that this saves energy and trees