Tag: post-consumer waste
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.
January 6, 2010
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.
January 2, 2010
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December 28, 2009
The waste water that flows from our gardens, lawns, driveways, and streets into our sewer systems carries various pollutants, including fertilizers and pesticides from our yards that eventually finds its way into our rivers and oceans.
December 6, 2009
The wastewater generated by toilets.
November 24, 2009
A cleaner-burning diesel fuel made from natural, renewable sources such as vegetable oils.
Biodiesel is meant to be used in standard diesel engines and is thus distinct from the vegetable oils used to fuel converted diesel engines. Biodiesel can be used alone, or blended with petrodiesel.
November 15, 2009
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.
November 12, 2009