All Flashcards
How can composting promote sustainability?
Reduces landfill waste, enriches soil, and reduces the need for chemical fertilizers.
How does recycling contribute to sustainability?
Conserves resources, reduces energy consumption, and decreases pollution.
How can waste-to-energy conversion support sustainability?
Reduces reliance on fossil fuels and decreases landfill waste.
How does implementing extended producer responsibility (EPR) promote sustainability?
Makes manufacturers responsible for the end-of-life management of their products, encouraging more sustainable design and recycling practices.
How does promoting a circular economy contribute to sustainability?
Minimizes waste and pollution by keeping products and materials in use for as long as possible.
How can improving landfill management enhance sustainability?
Reduces methane emissions, prevents leachate contamination, and extends the lifespan of landfills.
How does implementing pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) programs promote sustainability?
Incentivizes waste reduction and recycling by charging residents based on the amount of waste they generate.
How can promoting reusable products enhance sustainability?
Reduces waste, conserves resources, and decreases the environmental impact of disposable items.
How does supporting local and organic agriculture contribute to sustainable waste management?
Reduces transportation emissions, minimizes packaging waste, and promotes composting of food scraps.
How can implementing zero-waste initiatives promote sustainability?
Minimizes waste generation, maximizes resource recovery, and reduces the environmental impact of waste management.
What is Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)?
Waste from homes, businesses, and city buildings.
What is Non-Municipal Solid Waste?
Waste from industry, agriculture, mining, and oil/gas.
Define Hazardous Waste.
Waste that is toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic, teratogenic, flammable, corrosive, or explosive.
What is a Sanitary Landfill?
A landfill with layers of clay, sand, and plastic to prevent contamination.
What is a Secure Landfill?
A landfill designed for hazardous waste, with thicker liners.
Define Incineration.
Burning waste at high temperatures to reduce volume.
What is composting?
Biological decomposition of organic solid waste.
What is waste-to-energy conversion?
Using waste as fuel to generate energy.
What is source reduction?
Reducing waste at its source, before it is generated.
What is recycling?
Converting waste materials into new products.
Define solid waste.
Discarded materials from human and animal activities that are solid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous materials.
What is hazardous waste?
Waste that is toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic, teratogenic, flammable, corrosive, or explosive.
Define MSW.
Municipal Solid Waste: Waste from homes, businesses, and city buildings.
What is a sanitary landfill?
A landfill with layers of clay, sand, and plastic to prevent contamination, often including methane collection systems.
What is a secure landfill?
Landfill designed for hazardous waste, featuring thicker liners to prevent leaks.
What is incineration?
Burning waste at high temperatures to reduce its volume.
Define composting.
Biological decomposition of organic solid waste.
What is waste-to-energy conversion?
Converting non-recyclable waste materials into usable heat, electricity, or fuel through a variety of processes.
What is non-municipal solid waste?
Waste from industry, agriculture, mining, and oil/gas extraction.
Define teratogenic.
A substance that can cause birth defects.