sustainable recycling is basing its approach to achieving sustainability goals on a circular economic model . Rather than the traditional approach where a consumer uses resources to make a product that is then sold and eventually disposed of by customers , Home Depot is taking a less linear path . It started by recycling plastic packaging along with wood chips , then selling the waste to a supplier , which used it to manufacture composite . By keeping materials in play for longer , virgin materials are not wasted . The US company 's head of environmental innovation , Ron Jarvis , describes the approach as the next phase of recycling .
Home Depot is basing its approach to achieving sustainability goals on a circular economic model. Rather than the traditional approach where a company uses resources to make a product that is then sold and eventually disposed of by customers, Home Depot is taking a less linear path. It started by recycling plastic packaging along with wood chips, then selling the waste to a supplier, which used it to develop composite. By keeping materials in play for longer, virgin resources are not wasted. The US company's head of environmental innovation, Ron Jarvis, described the approach as the next phase of recycling.