What do the three arrows in the recycling symbol mean?
Collect, Process, Manufacture. All are essential for recycling to work. Separate recyclables as well as purchase items made from recycled process to complete the “loop.” • Collect: items recycled by your municipality, company or school. Make sure to prepare them according to instructions. • Process: Separated materials are cleaned, shredded or baled and sold to industries for manufacturing. • Manufacture: Material is reprocessed and used to make new consumer products. ^back What is source reduction? Source reduction, generally speaking, means reducing the amount of solid waste which enters the waste stream. It means that waste is prevented before it is created by using materials more efficiently, using reusable products and extending life of products. In other words, source reduction can be achieved by: reducing the total volume of disposable packaging material generated for domestic, commercial, industrial and governmental use by: • reducing the disposal impact of packaging waste by c
