Buy Recycled

Why Buy Recycled?

Collecting and processing materials are two parts of recycling. Buying

recycled products and materials is the other part. Buying recycled closes the

recycling loop.

Buy Recycled at your home.

http://www.buyrecycled.com

Buy Recycled at your business.

Committing to a Buy Recycled program for your business is a step in the right

direction. Not only will you establish a practice that is environmentally sound,

you'll also send an important message to employees, manufacturers, suppliers,

and the general public.

For more information on the Buy Recycled Business Alliance, please write:

National Pollution Prevention Roundtable

11 Dupont Circle, NW Suite 201

Washington, DC 20036

http://www.p2.org/

or call 202-299-9701

Steps to Buying Recycled

(from Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission's publication " demand the

supply: buy recycled " 4/97)

Sources of information regarding Buy Recycled programs:

General Services Commission

Cooperative Purchasing Program

Texas

Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Recycle Online
TNRCC Publications (look for Recycle)

Commonly used recycling terms:

Environmentally Sensitive Products - products that protect or enhance the environment, or that damage the environment less than standard products.
Remanufactured Product - a product that has been repaired, rebuilt, or otherwise restored to meet or exceed the original equipment manufacturer's (OEM) perfomance specifications.
Recycled Product - any product that is manufactured with materials diverted from the waste stream, either pre-consumer or post-consumer.
Recyclable Product - 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.
Recycled Materials - materials that are used in place of raw or virgin materials in manufacturing a new product.
Post-Consumer Materials - products, packages, or materials generated by a business entity or consumer that have served their intended use and that have been recovered or diverted from the waste stream for recycling.
Pre-Consumer (or Post-Industrial) Materials - materials or by-products that have not reached a business entity or consumer for an intended use, including industrial scrap, and overstock or obsolete inventories from distributors, wholesalers, and other companies. The term does not include materials and by-products generated from and reused within the original manufacturing process or a separate operation within the same or a parent company.

Where to recycle about ea Business Pick-Up Service Event Recycling Educational Tours Supporters be a member be a volunteer Disposal Dictionary about recycling Buy Recycled Events Links Wish List CSR Worker Information Earth Day
	Buy Recycled Why Buy Recycled? Collecting and processing materials are two parts of recycling. Buying recycled products and materials is the other part. Buying recycled closes the recycling loop. Buy Recycled at your home. http://www.buyrecycled.com Buy Recycled at your business. Committing to a Buy Recycled program for your business is a step in the right direction. Not only will you establish a practice that is environmentally sound, you'll also send an important message to employees, manufacturers, suppliers, and the general public. For more information on the Buy Recycled Business Alliance, please write: National Pollution Prevention Roundtable 11 Dupont Circle, NW Suite 201 Washington, DC 20036 http://www.p2.org/ or call 202-299-9701 Steps to Buying Recycled (from Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission's publication " demand the supply: buy recycled " 4/97) Sources of information regarding Buy Recycled programs: General Services Commission Cooperative Purchasing Program Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Recycle Online TNRCC Publications (look for Recycle) Commonly used recycling terms: Environmentally Sensitive Products - products that protect or enhance the environment, or that damage the environment less than standard products. Remanufactured Product - a product that has been repaired, rebuilt, or otherwise restored to meet or exceed the original equipment manufacturer's (OEM) perfomance specifications. Recycled Product - any product that is manufactured with materials diverted from the waste stream, either pre-consumer or post-consumer. Recyclable Product - 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. Recycled Materials - materials that are used in place of raw or virgin materials in manufacturing a new product. Post-Consumer Materials - products, packages, or materials generated by a business entity or consumer that have served their intended use and that have been recovered or diverted from the waste stream for recycling. Pre-Consumer (or Post-Industrial) Materials - materials or by-products that have not reached a business entity or consumer for an intended use, including industrial scrap, and overstock or obsolete inventories from distributors, wholesalers, and other companies. The term does not include materials and by-products generated from and reused within the original manufacturing process or a separate operation within the same or a parent company.