Recycling Materials

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Recycling Symbols
Consumer purchases
recycled materials
Consumer gathers
recycled materials
Manufacturer
recycles materials to
create new product

Identifies resin content

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Recycling Symbols

Indicates that the product is made

from recycled material

Indicates the percentage of the

product made from recycled
material

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Recycling and Material Categories

Organics
Metals
Polymers
Ceramics
Composites

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Recycling Organics
Grass clippings
Bush and tree trimmings
Yard vegetation
Food scraps
Wood
Paper

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Recycling Metals
Steel
Brass
Copper
Aluminum
Iron

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Recycling Polymers

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Symbols from earthodyssey.com
Recycling Polymers

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Symbols from earthodyssey.com
Recycling Ceramics

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Recycling Composites

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Recycling Codes

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Example Product Development Life
Cycle for Recyclable Materials

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http://www.environment.gov
Resources
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2008, from http://www.afandpa.org
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publications/images/shop2.gif
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EarthOdysseyTM Pulling Tool. (2008). Recycling symbols. Retrieved March 13, 2008, from
http://www.earthodyssey.com/symbols.html
National Geographic. (1997). Recycling polymers. Retrieved March 21, 2008, from
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Publishers National Environment Bureau. (2004). Old papers to newspapers: a recycling success
story. Retrieved March 13, 2008, from http://www.pneb.com.au/recycling5.html
Recycle Metal.Org. (n.d.). Scrap metal – what is metal waste? Retrieved March 21, 2008, from
http://www.recyclemetal.org/education/
Steel Recycling Institute. (n.d.). Welcome to the steel recycling website. Retrieved March 21,
2008, from http://www.recycle-steel.org
The Glass Packaging Institute. (2007). Representing the North American glass container industry.
Retrieved March 13, 2008, from http://www.gpi.org
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2008). Recycling municipal solid waste. Retrieved March
21, 2008, from http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/recycle.htm
Wise Recycling. (2002). Household recyclables. Retrieved March 21, 2008, from
http://www.wiserecycling.com/r5a.html

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