Paper Recycling Glossary Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Paper Recycling Glossary Biodegradable Organic materials such as food scraps, paper and grass clippings that can be broken down by bacteria and other organisms, such as fungi and snails, and become part of the earth again.
Paper is compostable.
The paper bag you use to collect leaves is composted with the leaves. Conservation The protection and wise use of natural resources, such as forests, to ensure their continuation. Contaminate To make something impure or unfit for use. Food, plastics and metals must be separated from paper before recycling, otherwise, they contaminate the recycling process. Corrugated boxes are made of several layers of flat paper glued together with a ruffly layer in the middle.