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Busch Systems Glossary Terms
What is Recycling and how does it work?
Recycling is taking something that has been used in its current form for as long as it can be useful and repurposing it into something new that can be used instead of throwing it away. Typically, ...
How are recyclable materials separated?
Recyclable materials can be separated at many different stages in the recycling process. The initial user of the item, who sorts it into the proper recycling bin, can separate them or the person wh...
How does recycling affect Climate Change?
Recycling affects climate change by reducing the amount of Greenhouse Gases emitted during the production of a product. A can of soup requires ingredients collected from a farm for the soup, alumi...
What is Recycled Content?
Recycled Content is content that has been made from pre- and post-consumer material. Pre-consumer material is diverted waste from manufacturing; Typically, this material has to be returned to thei...
What does Reclamation mean?
When businesses leave from certain areas, there is a chance that their actions have caused some damage to the surrounding environment. Reclamation is the idea of returning the environment back to ...
What is the Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA)?
The Resource Conservation Recovery Act was a bill on environmental regulation that was passed by the United States Congress on 21 October 1976. It was introduced to address the growing problem of ...
What is Refuse?
Refuse refers to any disposable materials, which includes both recyclable and non-recyclable materials. This term is often interchangeably with waste, but ref...
What are Recycled Aggregates?
Recycled Aggregates is a term that describe crushed cement concrete or asphalt pavement from construction debris that is reused in other building projects.
What are Recycled Glass Countertops?
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What is Recycled Timber?
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What is a Recycling Mill?
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What is a Recycling Rate?
The recycling rate is a calculation that is used to determine the percentage of diverted refuse is recyclable. The reason some items may not be recyclable could be that the have been contaminated ...
What is a Red Bag Waste?
Red bag waste is a type of biomedical refuse created by healthcare facilities and is often used interchangeably with biohazard trash. This form of waste is stored in red bags marked distinctly for ...
What is a Redemption Program?
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What is Renewable Energy?
Renewable energy is energy that is produced from sources that can replenish themselves naturally and will not run out. These sources of energy derive directly or indirectly from the Sun. This inclu...
What is Resource Depletion?
Resource Depletion occurs when the renewable and non-renewable natural resources become scarce because they are consumed faster than they can recover. The term...
What are Recycling Bins Made of?
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What is Renewable Natural Gas?
Renewable Natural Gas is biomethane or biogas that is released through the decomposition of organic matter and is used as a replacement for fossil natural gas...