Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "post-consumer" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF POST-CONSUMER

post-consumer play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POST-CONSUMER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Post-Consumer is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES POST-CONSUMER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

post-consumer

Recycling

Recycling is a process to change materials into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution and water pollution by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal, and lower greenhouse gas emissions as compared to plastic production. Recycling is a key component of modern waste reduction and is the third component of the "Reduce, Reuse and Recycle" waste hierarchy. There are some ISO standards related to recycling such as ISO 15270:2008 for plastics waste and ISO 14001:2004 for environmental management control of recycling practice. Recyclable materials include many kinds of glass, paper, metal, plastic, textiles, and electronics. The composting or other reuse of biodegradable waste—such as food or garden waste—is also considered recycling. Materials to be recycled are either brought to a collection center or picked up from the curbside, then sorted, cleaned, and reprocessed into new materials bound for manufacturing.

Definition of post-consumer in the English dictionary

The definition of post-consumer in the dictionary is having been discarded for disposal or recovery. Other definition of post-consumer is having been recycled.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POST-CONSUMER

post-and-rail fence
post-and-rail tea
post-bellum
post-colonial
post-cyclic
post-dated
post-fascist
post-feminism
post-Fordism
post-Fordist
post-free
post-holder
Post-it
Post-it Note
post-modernism
post-modernist
post-obit
post-obit bond
post-op
post-paid

WORDS THAT END LIKE POST-CONSUMER

anticonsumer
assumer
chaumer
come a stumer
consumer
costumer
exhumer
fumer
inhumer
nonconsumer
perfumer
presumer
prosumer
resumer
stumer
Sumer

Synonyms and antonyms of post-consumer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «post-consumer» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF POST-CONSUMER

Find out the translation of post-consumer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of post-consumer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «post-consumer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

消费后
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

post-consumo
570 millions of speakers

English

post-consumer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाद उपभोक्ता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بعد الاستهلاك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

после потребителя
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pós-consumo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পোস্ট ভোক্তা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

post-consommation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Selepas pengguna
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Post-Consumer-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

使用済みの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사용 후
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pasca konsumen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sau người tiêu dùng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிந்தைய நுகர்வோர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोस्ट-ग्राहक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tüketim sonrası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

post-consumo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

makulatury
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

після споживача
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

post- consum
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μετα - καταναλωτή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

post- verbruikers
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

efter konsument
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

post- forbruker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of post-consumer

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POST-CONSUMER»

The term «post-consumer» is regularly used and occupies the 55.878 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
74
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «post-consumer» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of post-consumer
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «post-consumer».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POST-CONSUMER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «post-consumer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «post-consumer» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about post-consumer

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POST-CONSUMER»

Discover the use of post-consumer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to post-consumer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Making It: Radical Home Ec for a Post-Consumer World
Provides interesting do-it-yourself projects for people interested in sustainable living, including growing food in a tiny apartment, building a 99-cent solar-powered oven, creating a safe laundry soap, fishing in urban waters and much more ...
Kelly Coyne, Knutzen Erik, 2011
2
Used/post-consumer Tyres
Proceedings of the International Conference organised by the Concrete and Masonry Research Group and held at Kingston University - London at 14-15 September 2004 With the introduction of waste legislation, in the form of regulations and ...
Mukesh C. Limbachiya, J. J. Roberts, 2004
3
Living lightly: travels in post-consumer society
An enthralling account of the authors’ travels across four continents among people ‘living lightly’ on the earth—more self-reliant, more neighborly, more in tune with their environment, less stressed than the majority who strive for ...
Walter Schwarz, Dorothy Schwarz, 1998
4
Improving Recycling Markets
3.1. Source of waste: post-industrial vs. post-consumer recycling On the basis of data from the Netherlands, it is found that the quantity of plastic waste being reabsorbed into the production system almost matches the quantity of post- industrial ...
‎2006
5
Glass Waste
It has been estimated that over 3 million tonnes of post-consumer glass are generated in the UK every year of which only 34% is recycled and the rest goes to landfill. Its use in concrete has been tried in the past but deleterious alkali- silica ...
Mukesh C. Limbachiya, J. J. Roberts, 2004
6
The Application of Post-consumer Glass as a Cementing Agent ...
Results of strength assessment reveal that glass, when incorporated as part of the binder in backfill development is reactive, and can contribute to the strength of backfill.
Aubrey Lancelot Sargeant, 2008
7
Ambiguities in Decision-oriented Life Cycle Inventories: The ...
“All parts from wood-based materials such as solid wood, plywood, particleboard, fibreboards, MDF etc. that leave the use process at the consumer after a shorter or longer service life, are considered post-consumer wood. The wooden parts ...
Frank Werner, 2006
8
Interior Textiles: Fabrics, Application, and Historic Style
Recycling occurs at two levels: pre-consumer/post-in- dustrial waste and post- consumer waste. Pre-consumer/ post-industrial textile waste is byproduct material from the fiber, cotton, wool, and other textile industries. Annually, 750,000 tons of ...
Karla J. Nielson, 2007
9
New Frontiers in Light Metals: Proceedings of the 11th ...
If the situation with the aluminium primary and secondary industry develop along as they presently do, it is estimated that emissions avoided by the use of post consumer scrap are up to 70 million tons of CO2 [5]. But if politicians and decision ...
L. Katgerman, Frans Soetens, 2010
10
Buy Recycled Training Manual: A Guidebook for Buyers
A minimum content standard of 50 percent recovered materials, including 20 percent post-consumer materials by December 31, 1994 (and 30 percent post- consumer material by December 31, 1998) is required for other uncoated printing and ...
DIANE Publishing Company, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POST-CONSUMER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term post-consumer is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The long journey towards keeping Gu Energy packaging out of …
About a year ago, Johnson told me about TerraCycle, a New Jersey-based company that turns post-consumer trash into functional items, giving ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Sims Metal Management Ltd hits 52-week low. Is it a buy?
... sells nonferrous scrap metal, including aluminium, lead, copper, zinc, and nickel, and recycles post-consumer electronics such as televisions, ... «Motley Fool Australia, Jul 15»
3
Used tyres can help counter earthquake impacts
It points out that over 3 million tonnes of tyres reach their end-of-life stage in the EU every year and yet a significant proportion of post-consumer ... «Recycling International, Jul 15»
4
Exposure to UV rays impacts rPET bottle properties, finds study
Post-consumer bottles exposed to ultraviolet (UV) rays impact the physical properties and visual attributes of recycled PET (rPET) bottles, ... «Packaging Business Review, Jul 15»
5
Wireless garbage in, wireless garbage out
In a country where post-consumer waste is continually becoming an issue, this could be a boon. Most of us don't really consider how waste ... «TechRepublic, Jul 15»
6
Here's P&G's next big move in its effort to go green
Detergent packed in bottles made of what's called post-consumer recyclate will be on store shelves by the first half of next year. «Cincinnati Business Courier, Jul 15»
7
Models to Strut in Eco-Conscious Designs on High Bridge Catwalk
After learning that only roughly 15 percent of post-consumer textile waste is recycled each year, leaving the rest to build up in landfills, she ... «DNAinfo, Jul 15»
8
Type 1 Cure Club of Milford becomes a top state collector in …
Founded in 2001, TerraCycle, Inc., is the world's leader in the collection and repurposing of hard-to-recycle post-consumer waste, ranging from ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
9
Turtle Doves invites customers to celebrate its anniversary
Starting out selling at market stalls, Kate and her husband Graham quickly realised that they had the opportunity to use post-consumer waste ... «shropshirelive.com, Jul 15»
10
Research Study: PET Bottles Exposed to UV Light Negatively Impact
... a global leader in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) package development, has found that exposing post-consumer bottles to ultraviolet (UV) ... «Packaging Europe, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Post-Consumer [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/post-consumer>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z