recycled content
Previously used stuff
Recycled content refers to materials in a product that have been recovered from waste streams and reprocessed rather than manufactured from virgin resources.
The term appears frequently in packaging and environmental contexts: This bottle contains 30% recycled content.
Post-consumer recycled content comes from materials discarded by end users; pre-consumer content comes from manufacturing scraps.
- reusedEmployed a second time
- repurposedConverted to new use
- post-consumerUsed then discarded material
- salvagedRescued from destruction
- reclaimedTaken back; salvaged
upcycled · sustainable · zero waste · waste · plastic · paper · scrap paper · cardboard · bottles · bottle caps · cans · bins · sorting · green · eco-friendly · landfill · compost · renewable
- sustainabilityreduce, reuse, sustainable yield, waste management, carbon footprint
- Plastic RecyclingHDPE, PET, PS, PVC, bottles
- Glass Recyclingcullet, bottle banks, collection bins, drop-off centers, sorting
- clothing labelscare label, hang tag, hang tags, care instructions, designer label
- eco labelscertified organic, Energy Star, eco-label, organic, fair trade
recycle, recycling, recyclable, recyclables, recycler, cycle, cycles, cycled, cycling