So-called material recovery facilities (MRFs) were created to do what consumers wouldn't.
Manufacturers are legally required to also run disassembly plants, with material recovery a legally mandated as well.
The scheme also sees it provide technical assistance to material recovery facilities, as well as help to develop assured markets for aseptic fibre.
It became apparent how upstream decisions made by fridge designers can massively affect material recovery and recyclability at the end of that fridge's life.
C2C certification recognises significant achievement in five categories of product quality: material health, social fairness, water stewardship, material recovery and renewable energy.
To put this number in a perspective for what it actually means for boosting recycling, consider: San Jose, California just spent $50m by modernizing its material recovery facility.
"We are managing the business on the basis that any material recovery in advertising markets will not occur before 2004," he said.
He concluded "the majority of UK households have faced a lost decade of income" as he noted that half of all UK households have seen no material recovery in their real disposable incomes since around 2005.
Profits at SMG, owner of Scottish TV and Virgin Radio, have slumped by a hefty 28% with the company predicting no "material recovery", blaming the prospect of war and the continuing advertising recession.
"Treasury has the right to recover proceeds from the disposition of the liquidation trust associated with the bankruptcy of Old Chrysler, but does not expect a material recovery from those assets," the statement said.
Although perhaps not an investment case likely to generate excitement, we believe waiting for an environment where stocks reflect $70 plus a barrel long-term rather than around $65 a barrell could be enough to drive a material recovery in Premier's valuation.
