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Industry and Energy - Recycling and Changing Industry

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recycling   the separation, collection, processing, marketing, and reuse of the unwanted material  
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4 ways to recycle   curbside programs, drop-off centers, buy-back centers (commercial operations pay consumers for recycled materials), deposit programs (price of a beverage can include a deposit fee that is returned when the container is returned)  
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remanufacturing   the rebuilding of a product to specifications of the original manufactured product using a combination of reused, repaired, and new parts  
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4 major manufacturing sectors   account for more than 1/2 the recycling activity - paper mills, steel mills, plastic converters, and iron and steel foundries  
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paper   most types can be recycled  
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plastic   different types cannot be mixed  
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glass   can be used repeatedly with no loss in quality  
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aluminum   principle source is beverage containers  
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new international division of labor   selective transfer of some jobs to developing countries  
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outsourcing   turning over much of the responsibility for production to independent suppliers, how transnational corporations allocate production to low-wage countries  
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vertical integration   a company controls all phases of a highly complex production process  
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Foxconn   the world’s largest electronics contractor, employs 1 million in China  
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maquiladoras   plants in Mexico near the US border  
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BRICS   an acronym coined by the investment banking firm Goldman Sachs for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – much of the world’s manufacturing growth is expected to cluster in these countries  
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spinning   clothing production - principal natural fiber is cotton  
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weaving   clothing production - for mechanized weaving, labor constitutes a high % of the total production cost - China and India are the dominant fabric producers  
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Barthelemy Thimonnier   French tailor, invented the 1st functional sewing machine in 1830  
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Isaac Singer   manufactured the 1st commercially successful sewing machine in the US in the 1850s  
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4 main textile products   garments, carpets, home products like bed linens and curtains, and industrial items like headliners and motor vehicles  
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steel   an alloy of iron that is manufactured by removing impurities in iron and adding desirable elements  
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2 changes in situation factors   relative importance of the main markets and increasing importance of proximity to markets  
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2 raw materials to make steel   iron and steel  
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steel mills in the mid-1800s   concentrated around Pittsburgh because iron and coal mined there  
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steel mills in the late-1800s   mills built around Lake Eerie because discovery of iron in Minnesota  
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steel mills in the early-1900s   South Lake Michigan because needed more iron than coal  
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steel mills in the mid-1900s   East and West coasts because iron started coming from other countries  
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steel mills in the late-1900s   most integrated steel mills closed  
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steel minimills   main input is scrap metal, less expensive, and can locate near markets  
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right to work law   requires a factory to maintain an “open shop” and prohibits a “closed shop”  
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closed shop   a company and a union agree that everyone must join the union to work in the factory  
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open shop   a union and a company may not negotiate a contract that requires workers to join a union as a condition of employment  
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2 important site and situation factors in Europe   low wage but relatively skilled labor and proximity to Western Europe markets  
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