Lifecycles of Recyclables

Rather than discard our waste into the landfill, many items can be recycled into many new and useful products.  This diversion helps conserve scarce landfill space as well as reduce the need for virgin materials for the manufacturing process.  Here is a small list of some products that can be made from your recycled materials.

• Glass
• Formed into new glass containers
• Road base material – glassphalt
• Filtration media for water treatment plants
• Fiberglass
• Abrasive products (sand-blasting materials)
• Landfill daily cover
• Aluminium
• New aluminium cans/containers
• Metal Containers
• New metal containers – food and beverage containers
• Milk and Juice Containers
• Recycled into “high quality” paper products (i.e. napkins, paper towels, stationary)
• Plastic #1 (PET - polyethylene terphthalate)
• Fleece and other types of polyester for clothing
• Fiberfill for sleeping bags and coats
• Car parts
• Industrial strapping
• New plastic bottles
• Carpet
• Memo boards (the type you may adhere to your fridge)
• Luggage
• Film and sheet plastic
• Plastic #2 (high denisty polyethylene)

• New plastic bottles
• Pipe
• Buckets
• Crates
• Flower pots
• Garden edging
• Benches
• Dog houses
• Picnic tables
• Fencing
• Film and sheet plastic
• Recycling bins

• Plastic Film (LDPE Low Density Polyethylene)
• Shipping envelops
• Garbage can liners
• Floor tile
• Furniture
• Film and sheet plastic
• Compost bins
• Paneling
• Trash cans
• Landscape timber
• Lumber
• Tubs and Lids (PP #5 Polypropylene)
• Auto battery cases
• Signal lights
• Brooms
• Brushes
• Ice scrapers
• Oil funnels
• Bicycle racks
• Rakes
• Bins pallets
• Sheeting
• Trays
• Polystyrene/Styrofoam (#6)
• Thermometers
• Light switch plates
• Thermal insulation
• Egg cartons
• Vents
• Desk trays
• Rulers
• License plate frames
• Foam packing
• Foam plates
• Cups
• Utensils
• Newspaper and mixed paper
• New paper – newsprint, stationary
• Lower grade paper is turned into boxboard and egg cartons