What is the Recycled-Content Product Directory?
The California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) Recycled-Content Product Directory (RCPD) was created to inform buyers about available recycled-content products (RCP). The RCPD provides a free Web site for manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers and other distributors to advertise their RCPs, while allowing buyers and consumers to search for RCPs. Remember, recycling only works if recycled materials become feedstock to manufacture new products, and those new RCPs are purchased. Purchasing RCPs is the critical fourth arrow in the recycling loop, the last step of effectively managing solid waste, and makes the recycling process work. The RCPD is essentially a marketing tool for those who sell RCPs.
