postconsumer
Already been used
Postconsumer describes materials that have completed their life cycle as consumer products and been discarded.
Postconsumer waste or recycled content comes from items that reached end users, were used, then entered the waste stream—distinguishing it from preconsumer waste generated during manufacturing.
This packaging contains 30% postconsumer recycled plastic.
Reprocessing used materials
- landfillWaste burial ground
- disposalAct of throwing away
- trashDiscarded worthless material
- garbageDiscarded waste material
diversion · sorting · collection · processing · packaging · plastics · glass · paper
No garbage produced
- eco-friendlyNot harming the environment
- biodegradableAble to decompose naturally
- compostableAble to decompose naturally
- greenColor of vegetation
renewable · conservation · lifecycle · closed-loop · cradle-to-cradle · sustainability · traceability · certification
Aesthetic of reduction
- degrowthIntentional economic contraction movement
- activismDirect effort for reform
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- downshiftingLowering gear or pace
recycling
Reprocessing used materials
garbage · diversion · sorting · collection · processing · packaging · plastics · glass · paper · materials
zero-waste
No garbage produced
- eco-friendlyNot harming the environment
- biodegradableAble to decompose naturally
- compostableAble to decompose naturally
green · renewable · conservation · lifecycle · closed-loop · cradle-to-cradle · sustainability · traceability · certification · eco-labeling
minimalism
Aesthetic of reduction
postconsumervirgin
One sexually inexperienced
raw · new · unused · post-industrial · pristine
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