Knowra Recycling Recycling Recycling collects and reprocesses discarded materials into raw materials or new products, reducing the need to extract and process some virgin resources.
Waste sorting : The separation of discarded materials into categories for reuse, recycling, treatment, or disposal. Sorting determines which discarded materials can enter compatible recycling processes.
Paper recycling : The recovery of used paper fibers for manufacturing new paper products. Paper fibers can be separated and repulped, though repeated processing shortens them.
Waste management : The collection, treatment, recovery, and disposal of waste. Recycling is one part of managing discarded materials, alongside treatment and disposal.
Reuse : Using a product or component again, often for its original purpose, without reprocessing it into material. Reuse preserves a product’s form and can avoid the processing needed for recycling.
Materials recovery facility : A plant that separates recyclable materials from mixed waste using manual and mechanical processes. These facilities prepare collected recyclables for further processing.
Plastic recycling : The recovery and reprocessing of discarded plastic products into feedstock or new goods. Different polymers and additives complicate sorting and limit which plastics can be recycled together.
Circular economy : An economic approach that seeks to keep products and materials in use and reduce waste. Recycling supports material loops, though it does not by itself prevent waste or resource use.
Upcycling : Transforming discarded materials or products into items of greater perceived or functional value. Unlike conventional recycling, upcycling often retains recognizable forms or uses materials directly.
Mechanical recycling : The reprocessing of materials through physical operations such as sorting, shredding, washing, and remolding. It turns sorted materials into usable material without changing their basic chemical structure.
Glass recycling : The collection and remelting of waste glass to make new glass products or other materials. Glass can often be remelted repeatedly, but color and contamination affect processing.
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