What is Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)?

Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) is a form of polyester that is used in the production of plastic bottles and containers for food, beverages, and cosmetics. It was patented in 1973 by chemist Nath...

What are Program Divisions?

Program Divisions are used to split your Recycling & Waste program into as many groups as you need. Some may use this function to track different floors, buildings, or even whole cities separately....

What is Post-Consumer Recycled Content?

Post-Consumer recycled content is content created by consumers after a product has reached the end of its use. This material is diverted from the landfill and utilized in the production of other c...

What is Paper Pollution?

Paper Pollution is refuse created in pulp and paper mills and paper that is discarded into landfills. In Canada and the United States, paper and pulp are the third largest industrial pollutants, p...

What is Pay-as-You-Throw/Unit-Based Pricing?

Pay-as-You-Throw/Unit-Based Pricing is a system of waste management where residents pay for the removal of refuse based on its weight rather than at a fixed fee. In most communities that use this ...

What is a Plastic Granulator?

A plastic granulator is a machine used for breaking down plastic products for recycling. These machines come in a variety of types for industries and workshops and the various sizes of plastic pro...

What is a Plastic Shredder?

A plastic shredder is a machine used to cut plastic into smaller pieces for granulation. Unlike plastic granulators, shredders are designed specifically for larger plastic waste, like car bumpers,...

What is a Pneumatic Can Crusher?

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What is Point Source Pollution?

Point source pollution is anything that emits pollution directly into the environment like factories, ships, or farms. This is because the pollutants produced can be traced back to that particular...

What are the Polar Ice Caps?

The polar ice caps are ice sheets that cover the north and south poles and provide ice to other glacial formations. They remain frozen year round and feed ice into the polar seas. At the same tim...

What is Pollution?

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What is Post-Consumer Food Scraps?

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What is Post-Consumer Waste?

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What is Post-Combustion Carbon Capture?

Post-combustion carbon capture is a method of collecting carbon dioxide emissions that are produced from the burning of fossil fuels. This method can be used on large-scale emission points like co...

What is Poultry Litter?

Poultry litter is organic waste produced from chickens and turkeys like manure, spilled feed, feathers, and bedding materials. This material is enriched with plant nutrients like nitrogen, phospho...

What is Preconsumer Food Scraps?

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What is Preconsumer Waste?

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What is Pre-cycling?

Pre-cycling is eliminating the need to recycle or dispose of waste by not creating waste. This is a step that should be taken before you have to recycle.

Ways to...

What is Program Composition?

Program composition is the makeup of the streams within your recycling & waste collection program.

For example, the program composition of the Demo Organization ...

What is The Paris Agreement?

The Paris Agreement brings together 185 nations to combat climate change and adapt to the effects of climate change. At the same time, develope...

What is Pollution?

Pollution is when harmful materials, natural or manmade, enter the environment.

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