Recycling

Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into reusable objects to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, energy usage, air pollution (from incineration) and water pollution (from landfilling) by decreasing the need for "conventional" waste disposal and lowering greenhouse gas emissions compared to plastic production. Recycling is a key component of modern waste reduction and is the third component of the "Reduce, Reuse and Recycle" waste hierarchy.

There are some ISO standards related to recycling such as ISO 15270:2008 for plastics waste and ISO 14001:2004 for environmental management control of recycling practice.

Recyclable materials include many kinds of glass, paper, metal, plastic, tires, textiles and electronics. The composting or other reuse of biodegradable waste—such as food or garden waste—is also considered recycling. Materials to be recycled are either brought to a collection centre or picked up from the curbside, then sorted, cleaned and reprocessed into new materials destined for manufacturing.

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Goodwill Turns Plastic Bags into Composite Wood in New Recycling Program

Scrap Monster 24 Apr 2025
-Whether it's a grocery, garbage, or produce bag, Goodwill is now taking plastic bag donations as part of its latest sustainability effort ... Goodwill is partnering with a new recycling partner to transform donated plastic bags into this. Whether it's a grocery, garbage, or produce ......
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Single-use plastic bags, banned from Erie Giant Eagle stores 3 years ago, have returned

GoErie 24 Apr 2025
Giant Eagle has reinstated plastic bags at its Erie County stores after removing them in 2022.Giant Eagle uses bags made of 75% recycled material and offers in-store recycling ... The bags, which were ... The grocery chain offers recycling bins that allows customers to return used bags....
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It's time to ditch plastic bags — but it's more complicated than you think | Editorial

Akron Beacon Journal 18 Apr 2025
Let’s reduce our use of plastic grocery bags. Americans use more than 100 billion plastic grocery bags each year ... There are boxes at local grocery stores and across the country that are meant to drop bags in for recycling ... Reusing plastic bags, either to carry groceries more than ......
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Seven Corpus Christi organizations share tips to protect the environment

Caller Times 12 Apr 2025
uses nearly 50 million plastic water bottles annually and the average person uses 13 plastic water bottles a month.Use sustainable bags ... "We sell recycled tote bags in our gift shop," Martinez said. "Anyone can use those for groceries, shopping, books bags or whatever ... Also, recycle your fishing line when you're done."....

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