Glossary

Deinking removes ink from used paper, making it clean for recycling. This saves trees, cuts pollution, and supports a circular economy by turning old paper into new products.

Microplastics are tiny plastic pieces from broken waste and products. They harm wildlife and may affect humans. Preventing pollution by reducing plastic use and supporting recycling helps protect health and nature.

Recovered paper is used paper collected and recycled to make new products. It saves trees, water, energy, reduces waste, supports a circular economy, and helps protect the environment.

rHDPE is recycled HDPE plastic from items like bottles, reused to make new products. It saves energy, cuts waste, supports recycling, and helps protect the environment in a circular economy.

Regranulate is recycled plastic melted into small pellets, making it easier to reuse in new products. It saves resources, cuts pollution, and supports a circular economy.

Materials reclamation means recovering useful parts from waste to reuse them, saving energy and reducing pollution. You can reclaim items like paper, metal, glass, and plastics at home.

rLDPE is recycled low-density polyethylene, made by cleaning and reprocessing used LDPE plastic. It reduces waste, saves resources, lowers pollution, and supports a circular economy.

Recycled glass cullet is crushed glass reused to make new products, saving energy, reducing raw material use, cutting pollution, and supporting a circular, sustainable economy.

Virgin materials are new natural resources used to make products. They’re essential but can harm the environment, so recycling and sustainable sourcing help reduce their impact and support circularity.