Post-consumer Materials

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021692",
  "term": "Post-consumer Materials",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Recovered materials from a consumer-oriented recycling collection system or drop-off center.\n\n2. Materials or finished products that have served their intended use and have been diverted or recovered from waste destined for disposal, having completed their lives as consumer items. Postconsumer materials are part of the broader category of recovered materials.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Consumer Handbook for Reducing Solid Waste: Reusable Vocabulary",
    "Terms of Environment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/post-consumer-materials/"
}