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paper: products and materials made of wood pulp that can be recycled into new paper products.
plastic: non-metallic chemo-reactive compounds molded into rigid or pliable materials.
pollutant: any substance in air that could, in high enough concentration, harm man, other animals, vegetation or material.
polyethylene: plastic polymer of ethylene used chiefly for containers, electrical insulation, and packaging.
post-consumer waste: recovered materials; diverted for the purpose of collection, recycling and disposition.
post-consumer recycling: use of waste materials for new or similar purposes (e.g. converting wastepaper into newsprint).
pre-consumer waste: materials generated in manufacturing processes ( e.g. scraps and overruns).
