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Recycling Materials

Recycling Materials. Recycling and Material Categories. Organics Metals Polymers Ceramics Composites. Recycling Symbols. Consumer gathers recycled materials. Consumer purchases recycled materials. Manufacturer recycles materials to create new product. Identifies resin content.

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Recycling Materials

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  1. Recycling Materials

  2. Recycling and Material Categories Organics Metals Polymers Ceramics Composites

  3. Recycling Symbols Consumer gathers recycled materials Consumer purchases recycled materials Manufacturer recycles materials to create new product Identifies resin content

  4. Recycling Symbols Indicates that the product is made from recycled material Indicates the percentage of the product made from recycled material

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

  6. Recycling Metals Steel Brass Copper Aluminum Iron

  7. Recycling Polymers Symbols from earthodyssey.com

  8. Recycling Polymers Symbols from earthodyssey.com

  9. Recycling Ceramics

  10. Recycling Composites

  11. Recycling Codes

  12. Example Product Development Lifecycle for Recyclable Materials http://www.environment.gov

  13. Resources American Forest and Paper Association. (2002). Environment and recycling. Retrieved March 13, 2008, from http://www.afandpa.org Australian Government. (2008). Department of the environment, water and heritage. Retrieved March 13, 2008, from http://www.environment.gov.au/settlements/industry/corporate/eecp/ publications/images/shop2.gif Corrugated Packaging. (n.d.). Recycling corrugated. Retrieved March 13, 2008, from http://www.corrugated.org 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 http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/education/plastics/recycle.html 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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