A term used to designate that a product or its package can be recycled. This term may be misleading as there may not be a recycling program that takes the identified material in the consumer's area.
Able to be used instead of raw materials to make a new product.
This is a term often used loosely, and sometimes misleadingly, on products. For example, just because a product is 'recyclable' does not mean it is environmentally benign. Most products have some environmental impact when the entire lifespan is taken into consideration. Even if a product is technically 'recyclable', collection facilities may not exist in a particular locality.
Commonly referred to as the ability of a product or material to be recovered from, or otherwise diverted from, the solid waste stream for the purposes of recycling. FTC guidelines indicate that a product may not be advertised as "recyclable" unless a viable, active reclamation system exists, that is available to a majority of end users, and collects and processes the product for recycling.
Packaging material that may be processed through a number of treatment or changes in order to be reused.
Characteristic of a product, packaging or associated component that can be removed from a waste stream (using available processes and programs), then collected, treated and re-used in the form of raw materials or products.
Products that can be used again in the manufacture of new products rather than being discarded after consumption. The "recyclable" symbol on many products is sometimes misunderstood. Unless specified, products with the recyclable label may contain no recycled content.
material that still has useful physical or chemical properties after serving its original purpose and can be reused or remanufactured to make new products. Plastic, paper, glass, steel and aluminum cans, and used oil are examples of recyclable materials.
Materials that can be collected, separated and processed for reuse as raw materials in the production of new products, such as glass, metal, wood, plastic and petroleums.
Packaging materials that may be processed through a number of treatments or changes in order to be reused.
A used material with potential to be a feedstaock in a manufacturing process.
Material that still has useful physical or chemical properties after serving its original purpose and can, therefore, be reused or remanufactured into additional products. Plastic, paper, glass, used oil, tin and aluminum cans are examples of recyclable materials.
products and packages made from materials (such as paper, glass, plastic, used oil and metals) which, after use, can be diverted from the waste stream and recycled into new products or packages. A material is only truly recyclable if there are readily accessible systems to collect the material and direct it to a recycling facility.
A term used to describe items that are made from materials that can be recycled, such as aluminum cans. Recyclable products are separated from solid waste for processing. However, the use of the word recyclable on a package does not necessarily mean that your community collects the package for recycling.
Materials suitable for recycling.
Refers to such products as paper, glass, plastic, oil and metals that can be reprocessed into products again instead of being disposed of as waste.
Used to describe a product which has the potential to be recycled.
The term "recyclable" on products is misleading if not outright deception, used to designate that a product or its package can be recycled,. Anything can in theory be recycled. If you are looking to do the right thing for the environment, you should be choosing items that are made from recycled material.
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), recyclable is defined as "products can be collected, separated or recovered from the solid waste stream and used again, or reused in the manufacture or assembly of another package or product through an established recycling program."
A product or packaging which can be collected, re-processed and resold as a new product (e.g. in NZ - glass, aluminium, paper, and some plastics)