according to the European Unionâs strategy for waste collection and management
taking into consideration the products characteristics and the range of possibilities for recycling it(Oyedele and Adeniyi
29). This is made possible through the application of the Life-cycle Thinking system
which is a new approach to product design
production
and reuse. The European approach also includes the Integrated Product Policy and the Natural Resource Strategy
both of which aid in the search for alternatives to reuse and recycle materials at the same time.