post-consumer
After customer disposal
Post-consumer describes materials that have completed their intended use by an end consumer and entered the waste stream.
The term appears most often in recycling contexts: post-consumer recycled paper, post-consumer plastic.
It distinguishes waste generated by consumers from pre-consumer or industrial waste, which never reached a buyer.
Products made from post-consumer materials carry environmental credibility—the material actually served its purpose before being reclaimed.
Converted waste into material
- percentageProportion out of hundred
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
- resinViscous plant secretion
- certifiedOfficially declared valid
label · claim · verification · standard · minimum · requirement · specification · procurement
Unwanted discarded material
- materialsRaw stuff for creation
- plasticsMoldable petroleum-based materials
- packagingProtective product enclosure
- curbsideAdjacent to the street
collection · sorting · diversion · stream · recyclables · contamination · bales · MRF
Things thrown away
- garbageDiscarded waste material
- trashDiscarded worthless material
- refuseReject or garbage
- municipalOf city government
household · commercial · disposed · end-of-life · throwaway · single-use · packaging · containers
Regenerative resource management model
- closed-loopSystem with feedback control
- zero-wasteNo garbage produced
- upcyclingImproving discarded materials' value
- repurposingAdapting for different use
eco-friendly · environmental · lifecycle · cradle-to-cradle · green · stewardship · footprint · responsibility
recycled
Converted waste into material
- percentageProportion out of hundred
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
- resinViscous plant secretion
certified · label · claim · verification · standard · minimum · requirement · specification · procurement · paper
waste
Unwanted discarded material
- materialsRaw stuff for creation
- plasticsMoldable petroleum-based materials
- packagingProtective product enclosure
curbside · collection · sorting · diversion · stream · recyclables · contamination · bales · MRF · single-stream
discards
Things thrown away
municipal · household · commercial · disposed · end-of-life · throwaway · single-use · packaging · containers · bottles
circular economy
Regenerative resource management model
- closed-loopSystem with feedback control
- zero-wasteNo garbage produced
- upcyclingImproving discarded materials' value
repurposing · eco-friendly · environmental · lifecycle · cradle-to-cradle · green · stewardship · footprint · responsibility · mindful
- recyclingrecycle, recycling, recycling bin, recycle bin, recycling bins
- Plastic Recyclingrecycling bins, recycle symbol, recycling symbols, HDPE, PET
post-consumervirgin
One sexually inexperienced
raw · primary · extracted · unused · post-industrial