Why purchase recycled-content products?
Many government facilities and private organizations have procurement mandates or policies that require the purchase of recycled-content products. With government purchases alone totaling billions of dollars every year, these purchases boost markets for recycled materials. Buying recycled-content products also reduces waste going to landfills, reduces manufacturing waste and pollution, frequently reduces energy consumption, creates jobs and helps attain procurement goals. Most importantly, buying recycled-content products ensures that the materials collected in recycling programs will be used again in the manufacture of new products.
