Post-Consumer Recycled Goods: Recycling Waste Into Stuff
by Collin Dunn, Corvallis, OR, USA 
on 11. 8.07
What is "post-consumer recycled"?
Once a material or finished product has served its intended use and has been diverted or recovered from waste destined for disposal, it is then considered "post-consumer." Having completed its life as a consumer item, it can then be recycled as such. This differs from "pre-consumer" or "post-industrial" waste, which is generated by industrial or manufacturing waste.
Post-consumer recycled starts with our waste
Just about all industrial processes generate waste; the paper and printing industries, for example, recycle ends of paper rolls, misprints, scraps from trimming, etc. This pre-consumer waste is produced in large quantities in a relatively small number of locations; this is the polar opposite of post-consumer waste, which generally comes from our homes. As such, post-consumer waste is more difficult to separate and collect, but very important as it keeps tons of material from going to the landfill.
So, where are you likely to find this stuff? Read on for more about recycled materials in industry and products
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Can anyone tell me why Colorado will not recycle plastic cups marked 1 or 2 where the mouths are wider than the bottoms?
probable one of George Bushes buddy I cant say its all the republicans cause Arnold Schwarzenegger's republican and governor of California and hes as strict on the environment as Al Gore
In Green Home building there are a lot of recycled products. Trex is a fine example. Recycling over 600 million pounds of plastic and wasted wood.