Downcycling. Downcycling is the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of lesser quality and reduced functionality.
Downcycling aims to prevent wasting potentially useful materials, reduce consumption of fresh raw materials, energy usage, air pollution and water pollution. Its goals are also lowering greenhouse gas emissions (though re-use of tainted toxic chemicals for other purposes can have the opposite effect) as compared to virgin production. A clear of example of downcycling is plastic recycling, which turns the material into lower grade plastics. The term downcycling was used by Reiner Pilz in an interview by Thornton Kay of Salvo in 1994.[1] We talked about the impending EU Demolition Waste Streams directive. Recycling codes. See also[edit] References[edit] External links[edit]
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