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Did you know that one ton of recycled paper uses about 65% less energy, creates 35% less water pollution and contributes 74% less air pollution than virgin paper?
Close the Loop—Buy Products with Recycled Content
Recycling your beverage containers, newspapers and other recyclable products is the first step in the recycling process. But it doesn’t stop there. Consumer demand for products containing recycled content helps to complete the process by ensuring that your recyclabes have a “home.”
So take the next step by shopping for products made with recycled materials. You'll find they have the same high quality as goods made from virgin materials—sometimes even higher!
How to Buy Recycled
- Look for labels indicating that the item contains recycled content, preferably post-consumer. (Post consumer means any material that the public has already used and recycled).
- Choose products made with post consumer material. If they are not carried in your local stores, ask your store manager to begin stocking products made with recycled materials.
- Shop by mail for items with recycled content if you can’t find these products locally.
- Write to manufacturers and ask that they begin producing products with recycled content.
- Encourage others in your office, school, business, and community to buy recycled products.
- Call 1-800-RECYCLE and ask for the Department of Conservation’s "Market Watch Guide"
Recycled Product Examples
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cereal boxes
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newspapers
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writing paper
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tissue and towels
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insulation
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detergent bottles
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shopping bags
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jackets
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glass containers
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aluminum cans
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steel cans