The third step is to have manufacturers use the recycled material to manufacture new products. This step is where we need your help. Manufacturers will not use recycled materials in their products unless businesses and consumers purchase those products. Many products that you currently purchase are made from recycled materials. For example, chipboard that is gray on the inside, such as that used for cereal boxes, is made from a percentage of recycled materials.
Newspapers often contain some recycled paper content as well.
The following are some examples of items which can be purchased in many of the stores we shop in everyday. Pre-consumer materials are recyclable materials generated in the manufacturing process. The materials do not reach the consumer and are reused. Post-consumer materials are recyclable materials separated for recycling by business and residential consumers. It is important when you look to buy recycled products that the manufacturer used a percentage of post-consumer material in their product.