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| Title | Reducing Waste In Your Business | |
| Month-Year Published | August 1991 | |
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| Short Description |
Recycling means transforming or remanufacturing waste materials into usable or marketable materials for use other than landfill disposal or incineration. (Also see abstract below) | |
| Publication Number | 90-BR-05 | |
| Author(s) | Waste Reduction, Recycling, & Litter Control Program | |
| Contact | Payne, Michelle, (360) 407-6129 | |
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| Number of pages | 2 | |
| Keywords | business, recycling, reduction, waste | |
| Related Web Content | Waste Reduction & Recycling Education | |
| Related Publications | Title | Relationship |
| Chapter 173-304 WAC, Minimum Functional Standards for Solid Waste Handling | related regulation | |
| Abstract | Long Description |
Recycling means transforming or remanufacturing waste materials into usable or marketable materials for use other than landfill disposal or incineration. Recycling is one step below waste reduction in the state′s hierarchy because it doesn′t save us from the problems of managing the material. Recycling has been successful to the point that the markets are glutted with materials and, consequently, prices for recyclables have dropped. To avoid material gluts, we need facilities to process recyclables. These facilities will be built as demand for recycled products increases. By purchasing recycled products, businesses strengthen the recycling "cycle." Now is the time to become involved in reducing waste –both as an individual and as a business. Business has always been based upon making good use of materials –of reducing waste – so what more can you, as a business person, do to get involved in waste reduction? No matter how efficiently your business is operated, there is probably more that can be done. |
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