"Guide to Buying Recycled"

LOOK FOR THESE SYMBOLS WHEN SHOPPING:

RECYCLABLE: The material can be recycled into a new product after its use in the home or office. An item is not truly recyclable if it can't be collected for recycling in your community.

RECYCLED: At least part of the material in a product was used before, so that some part of the product is not made from virgin sources.

MORE RECYCLING TERMINOLOGY:

POST-CONSUMER MATERIAL: Material that has been used by consumers or businesses, put into a recycling bin, and remanufactured into new product.

PRE-CONSUMER OR POST-INDUSTRIAL MATERIAL: Materials left over from the manufacturing process and re-used in the same plant.