m elt ▁process . ▁Another ▁example ▁is ▁the ▁down cy cling ▁of ▁pl astic , ▁in ▁which ▁products ▁such ▁as ▁pl astic ▁food ▁pack aging ▁are ▁often ▁down cyc led ▁into ▁lower ▁quality ▁products , ▁and ▁do ▁not ▁get ▁rec yc led ▁into ▁the ▁same ▁pl astic ▁food ▁pack aging . ▁ ▁The ▁quality ▁of ▁rec y cl ate ▁not ▁only ▁supports ▁high - quality ▁rec y cling , ▁but ▁it ▁can ▁also ▁deliver ▁significant ▁environmental ▁benefits ▁by ▁reducing , ▁re using ▁and ▁keeping ▁products ▁out ▁of ▁land fill s . ▁High - quality ▁rec y cling ▁can ▁help ▁support ▁growth ▁in ▁the ▁economy ▁by ▁maxim izing ▁the ▁economic ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁waste ▁material ▁collected . ▁High er ▁income ▁levels ▁from ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁quality ▁rec y cl ates ▁can ▁return ▁value ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁significant ▁to ▁local ▁govern ments , ▁households , ▁and ▁business es . ▁P urs uing ▁high - quality ▁rec y cling ▁can ▁also ▁provide ▁consumer ▁and ▁business ▁confidence ▁in ▁the ▁waste ▁and ▁resource ▁management ▁sector ▁and ▁may ▁encou rage ▁invest ment ▁in ▁that ▁sector . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁actions ▁along ▁the ▁rec y cling ▁supply ▁chain ▁that ▁can ▁influence ▁and ▁affect ▁the ▁material ▁quality ▁of ▁rec y cl ate . ▁It ▁begins ▁with ▁the ▁waste ▁produ cers ▁who ▁place ▁non - target ▁and ▁non - re cy cl able ▁was tes ▁in ▁rec y cling ▁collection . ▁This ▁can ▁affect ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁final ▁rec y cl ate ▁streams ▁or ▁require ▁further ▁efforts ▁to ▁disc ard ▁those