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post-consumer

British  

adjective

    1. (of a consumer item) having been discarded for disposal or recovery

    2. having been recycled

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A brand best-seller for a reason, this spiritually oversized yet tailored Another Tomorrow wrap is constructed from 100% post-consumer recycled cashmere.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 17, 2025

Applying the technique to post-consumer black plastic from food containers and coffee cup lids, the researchers cut the waste into small pieces and found that up to 53% of the polystyrene converted to styrene monomer.

From Science Daily Nov. 25, 2024

In response to those comments, the EPA wrote that the final policy was written to “respect this consumer expectation” that “products with labels indicating use of recycled content contain post-consumer recycled content.”

From Salon Aug. 31, 2024

Bona’s spray bottles are made of 30% post-consumer recycled material.

From Seattle Times Feb. 16, 2024

Only 5-6 percent for post-consumer plastic waste in the US is actually recyclable, and the per capita generation of plastic waste has increased by 263 percent since 1980.

From National Geographic Dec. 12, 2023

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