Postconsumer Materials/Waste

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021694",
  "term": "Postconsumer Materials/Waste",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Refers to recovered materials that have been used as a consumer item and are diverted from municipal solid waste for the purpose of collection, recycling, and disposition (aluminum beverage cans, plastic bottles, old newspapers, and yard trimmings). Excludes materials from industrial processes that have not reached the consumer, such as glass broken in the manufacturing process or overissues of newspapers and magazines. (U.S. EPA, 994d, 995c)",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "Measuring Recycling Guidance Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/postconsumer-materials-waste/"
}