Name some products which are made from recycled materials?
Ted S asked:
Please list some retail products which are made from recycled materials and the type of store you’d find it in. For example, you can find recycled copy paper at an office supply store.
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Please list some retail products which are made from recycled materials and the type of store you’d find it in. For example, you can find recycled copy paper at an office supply store.
August 24th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
I found some nifty recycled biro pens 50p for ten at a store called megabrokers , which is basically ex stock , thought it was a good price and made from recycled material , bargain i say.
August 27th, 2009 at 6:41 am
Carpet
Carpet pad
Cardboard Boxes
Building materials
August 28th, 2009 at 9:43 am
toliet paper; paper towels; napkins;
anything made from fleece;
pop cans; bottles
August 30th, 2009 at 8:30 am
low grade plastics as used for bin bags , plastic seating (as in mcdonalds if you look closely you will see little shiney bits this is waste metalised film as used in teabag packaging, sweet wrappers , crisp packets, ect ..) plastic in tv’s, cars and most other everyday stuff will probably come from recycled plastic.
September 1st, 2009 at 11:58 pm
check out this handback made from tyres…does not look mass-produced so not sure where it would be sold: a boutique?:
and these notebooks which I have seen in New Look also made from tyres:–a5(natural)/
and there are places such as red mutha and brand new second hand, who take clothing and fabric, and make it into new clothing (generally one-off funky stuff) which they tend to sell online, in small stores and on markets:
September 2nd, 2009 at 3:47 am
Wood - such as pallets
Paper - such as toilet paper, notebook paper, and e.t.c.
Glass - Reuse of glass containers is preferable to recycling according to the waste hierarchy. Refillable bottles are used extensively in many European countries, Canada and until relatively recently, in the United States. In Denmark 98% of bottles are refillable and 98% of those are returned by consumers. A similarly high number is reported in Canada. These systems are typically supported by container deposit laws and other regulations. In some developing nations like India and Brazil, the cost of new bottles often forces manufacturers to collect and refill old glass bottles for selling carbonated and other drinks.
Plastic - Plastic recycling is the process of recovering scrap or waste plastics and reprocessing the material into useful products, sometimes completely different from their original state. For instance, this could mean melting down soft drink bottles then casting them as plastic chairs and tables.
Scrap Metal - Scrap is a term used to describe recyclable materials left over from every manner of product consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies, and surplus materials. Often confused with waste, scrap in fact has monetary value. In 2007 the United States’ exported over 10 billion dollars worth of scrap steel.
Uhh, im getting a little off subject lol. Uhm..Aluiminum soda cans, glass bottles, plastic bags, cardboard boxes, pallets, newspapers, and so much more.