recycling rate
Waste diversion metric
Recycling rate is the percentage of waste material that gets recycled rather than sent to landfills or incinerators.
It measures how much of what could be recycled actually is: The city's recycling rate jumped to 40% after curbside pickup began.
Rates vary widely by material—aluminum cans have higher recycling rates than plastic bags.
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
- zero wasteEliminating discarded materials entirely
- diversionRedirection of attention
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- landfillWaste burial ground
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