Glossary R

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RB

Rubber, all grades.

RBC

Rubber crumbs.

RBF

Rubber buffings.

RBIT

Rubber inner tubes.

RBS

Rubber, shredded tires.

RBT

Rubber, used tires.

RD

Radiators.

RDF

See: Refuse derived fuel.

RECLAIMER

A company that processes post-consumer materials into new products. See also: Reprocessing.

RECLAMATION

See: Refuse reclamation.

RECYCLING

Process by which materials that would otherwise become solid waste are collected, separated or processed and returned to the economic mainstream to be reused in the form of raw materials or finished goods.

RECYCLING EQUIPMENT

Any machinery or electronics designed for use in the recycling industry. This includes shredders, grinders, granulators, conveying equipment, separation equipment, washing equipment, extrusion equipment, bulk loading and unloading equipment.

RECYCLING EQUIPMENTSHREDDING TRUCK

Trucks equipped with a shredder, typically used in the document destruction industry. They allow secure document destruction “on-site”.

REDEMPTION

To turn in a secondary material to the original supplier.

REDUCTION

See: Source reduction.

REFUSE DERIVED FUEL (RDF)

Fuel produced by separating, shredding and processing mixed wastes.

REFUSE RECLAMATION

Transformation of solid waste into useful products, such as soil conditioners or recycled materials.

REGRIND

Ground up recyclable plastics.

REMANUFACTURING

The process of disassembly and reassembly of products during which time parts are cleaned, repaired or replaced.

REPROCESSING

Operation of reforming reclaimed materials into new products.

RESOURCE RECOVERY

Any process of obtaining matter or energy from materials formerly discarded.

RETREADING

The process of removing a worn tread and placing a new tread on an undamaged tire casing.

REUSE

To use a product repeteadly in the same form (e.g.: glass bottles, cloth diapers).

RS

Railscrap.

RUBBER ASPHALT

A product that combines ground-up scrap tires and asphalt. It is primarily used in highway, airport runway and street projects as a stress-absorbing membrane interlayer.

RUBBISH

Solid waste that does not contain food waste.