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Part 3 of this book includes numerous examples of companies
that have adopted industrial ecology practices. These include:
• Recovery and recycling or refurbishment of used electronic
components (Chapter 11).
• Utilization of renewable materials and conversion of wastes
into by-products in automotive manufacturing (Chapter 12).
• Incorporation of recycled content into packaging, as well as
recycling of packaging materials, in the pharmaceutical, food
and beverage, and consumer products industries (Chapters
14–16).
• Diversion of waste streams from landfills into fuels or feed-
stocks by companies in the materials and energy industries
(Chapters 17–18).

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