 Around 2001 the OECD began to address many countries’ interest in viewing waste as a resource that can be used as inputs for new products and many countries and governments have begun adopting sustainable materials management policies.In 2012, the OECD put out a Green Growth Policy Brief on Sustainable Materials Management.In it they define SMM as“…an approach to promote sustainable materials use, integrating actions targeted at reducing negative environmental impacts and preserving natural capital throughout the life-cycle of materials, taking into account economic efficiency and social equity”.The OECD working definition includes the following notes on the definition of SMM