Hearing Examiner Housing Human Services Information Technology Intergov. The Solid Waste Plan Public Involvement Waste Reduction Recycling Product Stewardship Community Partnerships Documents Contacts Solid Waste Planning Home Recycling and Market Development Matter can neither be created nor destroyed, but it can be transformed.
Recycling means turning used products into new.
It involves collecting unwanted items or materials, processing them into new materials, making new products from the recycled materials, and using new products. When businesses use recycled-content materials in new products, and when consumers buy these products, the markets for recyclables collected at the curb get stronger. Organic debris can be converted into compost for farms and gardens. Turning discarded resources into jobs and new products instead of trash Promoting products and materials that are durable and recyclable Discouraging products and materials that can only become trash after their use. To expand local markets and increase purchases of recycled-content products.