a product that can be recycled by a commonly available industrial process; by practical definition, products can be recycled only where facilities exist to handle them Usually designated by the "chasing arrows" on packaging
Packaging materials that may be processed for reuse by a series of changes or treatments, but not necessarily for their original use
Although many materials are potentially recyclable, for some there does not exist a viable market to reuse the material The end result, then, is the same as for an intrinsically non-recyclable material, the product is landfilled or incinerated For the purposes of these questions, a recyclable material will be one that can be reprocessed for use and one for which an active market exists to use the reprocessed material See Additional Resources for more information on determining active markets
Recyclable waste or materials can be processed and used again. a separate bin for recyclable waste products. used materials or substances that are recyclable can be recycled
any material or group of materials that can be collected and sold for recycling at a net cost, equal to or less than, the cost of collection and disposal of the same material
Refers to such products as paper, glass, plastic, used oil, and metals that can be reprocessed instead of being disposed of as waste