▁is ▁attempting ▁to ▁achieve ▁a ▁city wide ▁goal ▁of ▁generating ▁zero ▁waste ▁by ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁San ▁Francisco ' s ▁refuse ▁ha uler , ▁Rec ology , ▁oper ates ▁an ▁effective ▁rec y cl ables ▁sorting ▁facility ▁which ▁helped ▁the ▁city ▁reach ▁a ▁record - bre aking ▁di version ▁rate ▁of ▁ 8 0 %. ▁ ▁Rec y cling ▁industrial ▁waste ▁▁ ▁Although ▁many ▁government ▁programs ▁are ▁concentr ated ▁on ▁rec y cling ▁at ▁home , ▁ 6 4 % ▁of ▁waste ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁is ▁generated ▁by ▁industry . ▁The ▁focus ▁of ▁many ▁rec y cling ▁programs ▁done ▁by ▁industry ▁is ▁the ▁cost – effect iveness ▁of ▁rec y cling . ▁The ▁u bi quit ous ▁nature ▁of ▁card board ▁pack aging ▁makes ▁card board ▁a ▁commonly ▁rec yc led ▁waste ▁product ▁by ▁companies ▁that ▁deal ▁heavily ▁in ▁pack aged ▁goods , ▁like ▁ret ail ▁stores , ▁w are h ouses , ▁and ▁distrib utors ▁of ▁goods . ▁Other ▁indust ries ▁deal ▁in ▁n iche ▁or ▁special ized ▁products , ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁waste ▁materials ▁that ▁are ▁present . ▁ ▁The ▁glass , ▁l umber , ▁wood ▁pul p ▁and ▁paper ▁manufact ur ers ▁all ▁deal ▁directly ▁in ▁commonly ▁rec yc led ▁materials ; ▁however , ▁old ▁rub ber ▁t ires ▁may ▁be ▁collected ▁and ▁rec yc led ▁by ▁independent ▁t ire ▁deal ers ▁for ▁a ▁profit . ▁ ▁Level s ▁of ▁met als ▁rec y cling ▁are ▁generally ▁low . ▁In ▁ 2 0