2011 Environmental Product Guide - Sea Grant College Program

Mats 23 Material Postconsumer Content (%) Total Recovered Materials Content (%)Blasting GritMaterial Postconsumer Content (%) Total Recovered Materials Content (%)Steel * 16-67 25-100Coal Slag -- 100Copper and Nickel Slag -- 100Bottom Ash -- 100Glass 100 100Glass/Plastic 20 100Fused Alumina Oxide 100 100Walnut Shells -- 100Return to Table Of ContentsIndustrial Drums 22Product Material Postconsumer Content (%)Total Recovered MaterialsContent (%)Steel Drums Steel 2 16 25-30Plastic drums HDPE 30-100 30-100Fiber drums Paper 100 100Miscellaneous Products (cont.)Manual-Grade StrappingProduct Material Postconsumer Content (%)Total Recovered MaterialsContent (%)Polyester strapping PET 50-80 50-85Polypropylene strapping PP - Oct-40Steel strapping 1Steel166725-30100Rubber 75-100 85-100Plastic 10-100 100Rubber/Plastic Composite 100 100*See page 138 for reference22EPA’s recommendations do not preclude a procuring agency from purchasing another type of industrial drum. Theyrequire that a procuring agency, when purchasing industrial drums made from steel, plastic, or fiber, purchase theseitems made with recovered materials when they meet applicable specifications and performance requirements.23EPA’s recommendations do not preclude a procuring agency from purchasing mats made from other materials. Theysimply require that procuring agencies, when purchasing mats made from rubber and/or plastic purchase them madewith recovered materials when these items meet applicable specifications and performance requirements.134