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Recycled Content
Products containing recycled content are made from materials that would otherwise be discarded. Recycled content material reduces the need for virgin materials. There are two types of recycled content: post-consumer and pre-consumer (also called post-industrial). Post-consumer recycled content comes from materials that have already lived a useful life as a product. For example, a plastic soda bottle that is melted and used to create carpet backing. Pre-consumer recycled content includes materials that typically result from a manufacturing process. For example, fly ash – a byproduct of the coal industry that is typically sent to the landfill - can be used to replace a portion of the cement mix in a concrete batch.
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Materials & Resources
In the construction and day-to-day operations of buildings, many materials and resources are used and a great deal of waste is generated. The materials selected for use in a facility and the way they are disposed of impact the environment.