▁and ▁rec yc led ▁product ▁label ing . ▁ ▁Both ▁minimum ▁rec yc led ▁content ▁mand ates ▁and ▁util ization ▁rates ▁increase ▁demand ▁directly ▁by ▁forcing ▁manufact ur ers ▁to ▁include ▁rec y cling ▁in ▁their ▁operations . ▁Content ▁mand ates ▁specify ▁that ▁a ▁certain ▁percentage ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁product ▁must ▁consist ▁of ▁rec yc led ▁material . ▁Util ization ▁rates ▁are ▁a ▁more ▁flexible ▁option : ▁indust ries ▁are ▁permitted ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁rec y cling ▁targets ▁at ▁any ▁point ▁of ▁their ▁operation ▁or ▁even ▁contract ▁rec y cling ▁out ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁trade able ▁cred its . ▁O pp on ents ▁to ▁both ▁of ▁these ▁methods ▁point ▁to ▁the ▁large ▁increase ▁in ▁reporting ▁requirements ▁they ▁imp ose , ▁and ▁claim ▁that ▁they ▁rob ▁the ▁industry ▁of ▁necessary ▁flex ibility . ▁ ▁Govern ments ▁have ▁used ▁their ▁own ▁purch asing ▁power ▁to ▁increase ▁rec y cling ▁demand ▁through ▁what ▁are ▁called ▁" proc ure ment ▁policies ". ▁These ▁policies ▁are ▁either ▁" set - as ides ", ▁which ▁reserve ▁a ▁certain ▁amount ▁of ▁sp ending ▁sole ly ▁towards ▁rec yc led ▁products , ▁or ▁" price ▁preference " ▁programs ▁which ▁provide ▁a ▁larger ▁budget ▁when ▁rec yc led ▁items ▁are ▁purchased . ▁Add itional ▁reg ulations ▁can ▁target ▁specific ▁cases : ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁for ▁example , ▁the ▁Environment al ▁Prote ction ▁Agency ▁mand ates ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁oil , ▁paper , ▁t ires ▁and ▁building ▁ins ulation ▁from ▁rec yc led ▁or ▁re - ref ined ▁sources ▁whenever ▁possible