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TBTelephone books.TEST LINERBOARDLinerboard that is made exclusively out of recycled materials such as double-lined kraft cuttings and old corrugated containers.TFTin foil.THERMOPLASTICS (TPO)Plastics which can be reformed repeteadly by application of heat and pressure.THERMOSETSPlastics which once molded cannot be reformed using heat or pressure.TITitanium.TIN CANA term sometimes used to describe a steel food can. Technological developments have allowed for the tin coating on a can to become progressively thinner, to the point that tin now represents less than one percent of the weight of a steel can.TIPPING FEECharge for the unloading or dumping of waste at a recycling facility, composting facility, landfill, transfer station or waste to energy facility.TPTruck parts.TPOSee: Thermoplastics.TSTin (metal).TXTextiles, all grades.TXCTextiles, cotton.TXJTextiles, jute.TXNTextiles, nonwoven.TXRTextiles, wiping rags.TXSTextiles, synthetic.TXUTextiles, used clothing.TXWTextiles, wool. |
