POST
CONSUMER
WASTE




POST CONSUMER WASTE

TYPES OF POST CONSUMER WASTE

PAPER RECYCLING

WASTE TYPES

POST CONSUMER WASTE LINKS



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POST
CONSUMER
WASTE




Post-consumer waste is a waste type
produced by the end consumer of a
material stream; that is, where the
waste-producing use did not involve
the production of another product.

Quite commonly, it is simply the
garbage that individuals routinely
discard, either in a waste receptacle
or a dump, or by littering, incinerating,
pouring down the drain, or washing into
the gutter.

Post-consumer waste is distinguished
from pre-consumer waste, which is the
reintroduction of manufacturing scrap
(such as trimmings from paper production,
defective aluminum cans, etc.) back into
the manufacturing process.

Preconsumer waste is commonly used in
manufacturing industries, and is often
not considered recycling in the traditional
sense.




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SECTION 2



TYPES
OF
POST
CONSUMER
WASTE




It consists of:

packaging

parts that are not needed,
such as fruit skins, bones
in meat, etc.

undesired things received,

advertising material in
the mailbox

a flyer received in the
street without having the
opportunity to refuse

dust, weed, fallen leaves, etc.

things one no longer needs:
a magazine that has been read,
things replaced by new versions,
clothes out of fashion, remaining
food that one cannot keep or does
not want to keep

broken things, things no longer
working, spoilt food, worn-out
clothes, clothes which no longer
fit

outgrown items toys, clothing,
books, schoolwork

disposables such as Kleenex
and finished batteries

human waste, waste of pets,
waste water from various
forms of cleaning

"post-life waste"
(not a very respectful term though):
one's body or ashes

things the heirs do not want and
cannot sell



Post-consumer waste
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-consumer_waste



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PAPER
RECYCLING




Paper recycling is the process of
recovering waste paper and remaking
it into new paper products. There
are three categories of paper that
can be used as feedstocks for making
recycled paper:


mill broke,

pre-consumer waste,

post-consumer waste.



Mill broke is paper trimmings and other
paper scrap from the manufacture of paper,
and is recycled internally in a paper mill.


Pre-consumer waste is material that was
discarded before it was ready for consumer
use.


Post-consumer waste is material discarded
after consumer use,
including OMG (old magazines),
(old telephone directories),
RMP (residential mixed paper)

Paper suitable for recycling
is called "scrap paper".



Paper recycling
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_recycling



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WASTE
TYPES




There are many waste streams consisting
of a number of waste types. These are
produced by a variety of processes.

Each waste type has different methods
of associated waste management.



Waste type
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste_type


Category:Waste
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Waste



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SECTION 5



POST
CONSUMER
WASTE
LINKS




Association for the Advancement of Sustainability
in Higher Education AASHE:

http://www.aashe.org/

Conserva Tree
http://www.conservatree.org/

Council for Textile Recycling (CTR)
http://www.textilerecycle.org/

THE DAILY GREEN
http://www.thedailygreen.com/

ECOMALL
http://www.ecomall.com/

Ecopaper
http://www.ecopaper.com/

Energy Saving Trust
http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/

ENVIROLINK
http://www.envirolink.org/



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Glossary of Terms
http://www.epa.gov/cpg/glossary.htm

THE GREEN GUIDE
http://www.thegreenguide.com/

Joe arth
http://www.joearth.com/

Natural Collection.com
http://www.naturalcollection.com/

OPEN TUTORIAL
http://www.opentutorial.com/

Plenty Magazine
http://www.plentymag.com/

Recycline, Inc.
http://www.recycline.com/



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RECYCLING REVOLUTION
http://www.recycling-revolution.com/

Tree Cycle
http://www.treecycle.com/

TREE HUGGER
http://www.treehugger.com/

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/

WASTE ONLINE
http://www.wasteonline.org.uk/

The Wilderness Society
http://www.wilderness.org.au/

WORLD CENTRIC
http://www.worldcentric.org/



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