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radiation: transmission of energy though space or any medium; also known as radiant energy.
reclaimed: materials gathered from old structures or salvage yards for reuse.
recyclable: material or product that, after its useful life, can be remanufactured into another useful material.
recyclable plastic: resin, most often marked as 1 through 7, though more than 2,000 types exist (see plastic).
recycle: minimizing waste by recovering and reprocessing usable products that might otherwise become waste.
recycled paper: material containing varying degrees of recycled fiber content up to 100%.
reduce: to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number; to bring under control.
refurbished: product that has cleaned and/or reconditioned parts.
refuse: non-liquid, non-soluble (i.e. solid) waste materials that contain complex and sometimes hazardous substances.
remanufactured: product is refurbished and new parts introduced to rebuild something (see refurbished).
renewable: capable of being replenished through natural ecological process.
restoration: measures taken to return a site to its pre-violation conditions.
reusable: describes product that is built to remain useful after repeated use.
reuse: repetition of recovery and reconstitution of a product for the same or new-found use.
running losses: evaporation of motor vehicle fuel from the fuel tank while the vehicle is in use.
