| Type | Waste management practice |
| Advantages | Resource conservation • Waste reduction • Potential job creation |
| Criticisms | Environmental impact • Economic cost • Potentially inefficient |
| Place of origin | |
| Recycling symbols | Mobius loop • Mobius triangle • SPI resin identification codes • Chasing arrows sign |
| Materials recycled | Paper • metals • plastic • glass • electronics |
| Steps in the recycling process | Sorting • Cleaning • Processing • Melting/Shredding • Solidifying • Transporting |
