Adaptive Reuse
Renovation of a building or site to include elements that allow a particular use or uses to occupy a space that originally was intended for a different use
1 Comment January 15, 2010
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Pete – polyethylene terephthalate
A strong, shatter-resistant recyclable plastic that is inexpensive to produce. It is made into bottles for soda, water…
May be recycled into fleece, clothing, fiberfill…
PETE is lightweight and poses a low risk of leaching toxic chemicals into contents. It’s petroleum-based.
Leave a Comment January 6, 2010
Fly Ash
A solid byproduct of electric power generation often added to concrete and cement that improves durability, and reduces the need for other materials by making use of a byproduct.
2 Comments January 2, 2010
Post-Consumer Waste
A waste 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, or pouring down the drain.
Leave a Comment November 12, 2009
Upcycle
The process of converting an industrial nutrient (material) into something of similar or greater value, in its second life.
Leave a Comment November 7, 2009
