postconsumer

[ pohst-kuhn-soo-mer ]

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to a product after it has been used and recycled:

   a chair made of postconsumer plastic.

Example Sentences

But the updated standard, released on Aug. 8, strengthens requirements for sustainable packaging as well; plastic packaging must contain at least 15% postconsumer recycled content.

From Salon

Trex did not respond to Grist’s request for comment, but a similar company reports getting 70 to 80 percent of its plastic from “back-of-the-house shrink wrap,” referring to the material wrapped around shipping pallets, which tends to be cleaner than postconsumer plastic.

From Salon

The bags are to be 40 percent postconsumer recycled content, be 100 percent recyclable and display “Please Recycle this Bag” on the bag’s exterior.

From Washington Times

It lists the materials of packaging that cannot be limited - “cloth, paper, plastic, cardboard, corrugated material, aluminum, glass, postconsumer recycled material, or similar material or substrates, including coated, laminated or multilayer substrates.”

From Washington Times

The uneven market for postconsumer plastics is just one of the handicaps of the recycling industry, which remains underdeveloped despite decades of public education and investment.

From New York Times