Recovered industrial and manufacturing materials that are diverted from municipal solid waste for the purpose of collection, recycling and disposit...
The recycling of materials generated from residential and consumer waste for use in new or similar purposes, such as converting wastepaper from off...
A material or finished product that has served its intended use and has been discarded for disposal or recovery, having completed its life as a con...
An adjective used to describe all or part of a consumer product that has reached the end of its useful life in that form.
Synthetic thermoplastic polymer made from vinyl chloride. In addition to its stable physical properties, PVC has excellent transparency, chemical r...
A thermoplastic material that is clear, tough and has good gas and moisture barrier properties. Used in soft drink bottles and other blow molded co...
Source reduction as defined in the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13102), and other practices that reduce or eliminate the creation of...
Pollution that originates from specific, known sources such as municipal and industrial facilities, bypasses and overflows from municipal sewage sy...
Any of various organic compounds produced by polymerization, capable of being molded, extruded, cast into various shapes and films or drawn into fi...