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Recycling Materials

© 2012 Project Lead The Way, Inc.Principles Of Engineering

Recycling Symbols

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Consumer gathers recycled materials

Manufacturer recycles materials to create new product

Consumer purchases recycled materials

Identifies resin content

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Recycling SymbolsRecycling Symbols

Indicates that the product is made from recycled material

Indicates the percentage of the product made from recycled material

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Recycling and Material CategoriesRecycling and Material Categories

Organics

Metals

Polymers

Ceramics

Composites

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Recycling OrganicsRecycling Organics

Grass clippings

Bush and tree trimmings

Yard vegetation

Food scraps

Wood

Paper

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Recycling MetalsRecycling Metals

Steel

Brass

Copper

Aluminum

Iron

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Recycling PolymersRecycling Polymers

Symbols from earthodyssey.com

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Recycling PolymersRecycling Polymers

Symbols from earthodyssey.com

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Recycling CeramicsRecycling Ceramics

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Recycling CompositesRecycling Composites

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Recycling CodesRecycling Codes

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Example Product Development Example Product Development Lifecycle for Recyclable MaterialsLifecycle for Recyclable Materials

http://www.environment.gov

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ResourcesResourcesAmerican Forest and Paper Association. (2002). Environment and recycling. Retrieved March 13,

2008, from http://www.afandpa.org Australian Government. (2008). Department of the environment, water and heritage. Retrieved

March 13, 2008, from http://www.environment.gov.au/settlements/industry/corporate/eecp/ publications/images/shop2.gif Corrugated Packaging. (n.d.). Recycling corrugated. Retrieved March 13, 2008, from http://www.corrugated.orgEarthOdysseyTM Pulling Tool. (2008). Recycling symbols. Retrieved March 13, 2008, from http://www.earthodyssey.com/symbols.html National Geographic. (1997). Recycling polymers. Retrieved March 21, 2008, from http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/education/plastics/recycle.html Publishers National Environment Bureau. (2004). Old papers to newspapers: a recycling success

story. Retrieved March 13, 2008, from http://www.pneb.com.au/recycling5.html Recycle Metal.Org. (n.d.). Scrap metal – what is metal waste? Retrieved March 21, 2008, from

http://www.recyclemetal.org/education/Steel Recycling Institute. (n.d.). Welcome to the steel recycling website. Retrieved March 21,

2008, from http://www.recycle-steel.orgThe Glass Packaging Institute. (2007). Representing the North American glass container industry.

Retrieved March 13, 2008, from http://www.gpi.org U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2008). Recycling municipal solid waste. Retrieved March

21, 2008, from http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/recycle.htm Wise Recycling. (2002). Household recyclables. Retrieved March 21, 2008, from http://www.wiserecycling.com/r5a.html