Although many people think of recycling as something people do at home, businesses can often make a much larger contribution to waste reduction by looking for opportunities to recycle materials, by using feedstocks of recycled materials for their manufacturing, or by working to design products and services that create less waste. The result is often greater profitability for the business and lower "externalized" costs for which another organization or the public must foot the bill.

The pages in this section address the needs of businesses from individual recycling at work to business opportunities created by market development projects aimed at increasing markets for recycled materials.