Pink CO₂ Dot
The recognizable public mark.
How to recycle your carbon.
The Pink Dot appears on exact products, components, bags, carts, or back-of-house streams that belong in a managed carbon recycling system. It can also tell users when to donate, separate components, check site rules, or avoid the stream entirely.
On-package + on-site system
Labels for the package. Signage for the site. Bags for collection.
The label system uses simple overlays focused on carbon recovery eligibility: food scraps, leftovers, paper fiber, soiled paper, pizza boxes, molded fiber, compostable packaging where approved, FOG, biosolids, ag residues, and other site-approved feedstocks.
The Pink Dot label anatomy
Action designation
Pink Dot Bin, Pink Bag, Check Site, Donate First, Separate Components, Back-of-House Only, or Not Pink Dot.
Material class
Food Scraps, Edible Surplus, Soiled Fiber, Pizza Box, FOG, Biosolids, and more.
Component name
Cup, lid, sleeve, tray, liner, napkin, food residue, bag, film, wrapper, box, or grease container.
Prep instruction
Donate if edible, remove lid, no liquids, keep loose, use pink bag, back-of-house only, or check signage.
Example designations
Clear tiles for public and controlled streams.
Donate FirstEdible SurplusPink Dot BinFood ScrapsPink Dot BinPizza Box / Soiled FiberPink BagControlled CollectionBack-of-House OnlyFOG / OilsNot Pink DotPlastic Film, Glass, Metal, Batteries
Exact product examples
Component-level guidance prevents contamination.
Coffee cup combo
Cup: Pink Dot where approved
Sleeve: Pink Dot
Plastic lid: recycle or trash depending site
Pizza box
Clean top: recycle where accepted
Greasy bottom: Pink Dot where approved
Plastic sauce cup: trash or local recycling
Boxed meal
Donatable sealed meal: donate first where allowed
Food scraps: Pink Dot
Fiber tray: Pink Dot
Condiment packet: trash
Back-of-house grease
FOG: managed collection
Container: back-of-house only
Public bin: not allowed