Recycling definition

Recycling means the series of activities by which materials that are no longer useful to the generator are collected, sorted, processed, and converted into raw materials and used in the production of new products. This definition excludes the use of these materials as a fuel substitute or for energy production.

Recycling means the series of activities, including collection, separation, and processing, by which products or other materials are recovered from the solid waste stream for use in the form of raw materials in the manufacture of products other than fuel for producing heat or power by combustion.

Recycling means any recovery operation by which waste materials are reprocessed into products, materials or substances whether for the original or other purposes. It includes the reprocessing of organic material but does not include energy recovery and the reprocessing into materials that are to be used as fuels or for backfilling operations;

Examples of Recycling in a sentence

• Solid Waste and Recycling Collection equipment shall be of the enclosed loader packer type, or other equipment that meets industry standards and is approved by the Contract Administrator, unless otherwise provided within this Agreement.

• The Contractor shall provide Commercial Recycling Collection Services in the Service Area upon request by the Customer or the County, or through the solicitation efforts of the Contractor.

• It is the intent of this Agreement to ensure that the Contractor provides a high quality level of Solid Waste and Recycling Collection services.

• However, Commercial Recycling Collection Services are not exclusive to the Contractor in the Service Area.

• Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent a person or entity engaged in the business of Recycling, whether for profit or nonprofit, from accepting and transporting source separated Recyclable Materials from such generator.

More Definitions of Recycling

Recycling means the process of collecting and preparing recyclable materials and reusing the materials in their original form that do not cause the destruction of recyclable materials in a manner that precludes further use. (Minn. Stat. § 115A.03, Subd. 25b)

Recycling means the process of transforming segregated plastic waste into a new product or raw material for producing new products;

Recycling means any process by which solid waste, or materials which would otherwise become solid waste, are collected, separated, or processed and reused or returned to use in the form of raw materials or products.

Recycling means the process of collecting, sorting, cleansing, treating, and reconstituting materials that would otherwise become solid waste, and returning them to the economic mainstream in the form of raw material for new, reused, or reconstituted products which meet the quality standards necessary to be used in the marketplace.

Recycling means the process of transforming segregated non-biodegradable solid waste into new material or product or as raw material for producing new products which mayor may not be similar to the original products ;

Recycling means the reprocessing in a production process of the waste materials for the original purpose or for other purposes but excluding energy recovery. Energy recovery means the use of combustible waste as a means to generate energy through direct incineration with or without other waste but with recovery of the heat;

Recycling means any process by which waste or materials which would otherwise become waste are collected, separated, or processed and revised or returned for use in the form of raw materials or products. The term includes, but is not limited to, the composting of yard waste which has been previously separated from other waste. “Recycling” does not include any form of energy recovery.