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74 relations: Anaerobic digestion, Atmosphere of Earth, Awareness, Basel Convention, Biodegradable waste, Biodiversity, Biological hazard, Biomedical waste, Chartered Institution of Wastes Management, Chemical hazard, Combustion, Commercial waste, Cost-effectiveness analysis, Decomposition, Demolition waste, Education, Electronic waste, Energy recovery, Environmental degradation, Environmental dumping, Environmental justice, Environmental resource management, European Union, Feces, Garbage truck, Gasification, Global warming, Global waste trade, Hazardous waste, Human waste, Hyderabad, Illegal dumping, Incineration, Industrial waste, Inert gas, Life-cycle assessment, List of waste management acronyms, Litter, Methane emissions, Midden, Municipal solid waste, Natural resource, NIMBY, OECD, Ozone layer, Pay as you throw, Plasma torch, Pollution, Pulp and paper industry, Pyrolysis, ..., Radioactive waste, Recycling, Resource depletion, Resource management, Reuse, Sewage, Soil, Surface runoff, Sustainability, Talloires Declaration, Toxic waste, University, Urine, Vocation, Waste Atlas, Waste by country, Waste collection, Waste converter, Waste framework directive, Waste management, Waste picker, Waste-to-energy, Wastewater, Water. Expand index (24 more) »
Anaerobic digestion
Anaerobic digestion is a collection of processes by which microorganisms break down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen.
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Atmosphere of Earth
The atmosphere of Earth is the layer of gases, commonly known as air, that surrounds the planet Earth and is retained by Earth's gravity.
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Awareness
Awareness is the ability to directly know and perceive, to feel, or to be cognizant of events.
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Basel Convention
The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, usually known as the Basel Convention, is an international treaty that was designed to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations, and specifically to prevent transfer of hazardous waste from developed to less developed countries (LDCs).
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Biodegradable waste
Biodegradable waste includes any organic matter in waste which can be broken down into carbon dioxide, water, methane or simple organic molecules by micro-organisms and other living things using composting, aerobic digestion, anaerobic digestion or similar processes.
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity, a portmanteau of biological (life) and diversity, generally refers to the variety and variability of life on Earth.
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Biological hazard
Biological hazards, also known as biohazards, refer to biological substances that pose a threat to the health of living organisms, primarily that of humans.
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Biomedical waste
Biomedical waste is any kind of waste containing infectious (or potentially infectious) materials.
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Chartered Institution of Wastes Management
The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) is a professional body for the waste management industry in the United Kingdom and other countries.
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Chemical hazard
A chemical hazard is a type of occupational hazard caused by exposure to chemicals in the workplace.
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Combustion
Combustion, or burning, is a high-temperature exothermic redox chemical reaction between a fuel (the reductant) and an oxidant, usually atmospheric oxygen, that produces oxidized, often gaseous products, in a mixture termed as smoke.
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Commercial waste
Commercial waste consists of waste from premises used mainly for the purposes of a trade or business or for the purpose of sport, recreation, education or entertainment, but excluding household, agricultural or industrial waste.
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Cost-effectiveness analysis
Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) is a form of economic analysis that compares the relative costs and outcomes (effects) of different courses of action.
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Decomposition
Decomposition is the process by which organic substances are broken down into simpler organic matter.
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Demolition waste
Demolition waste is waste debris from destruction of buildings, roads, bridges, or other structures.
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Education
Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits.
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Electronic waste
Electronic waste or e-waste describes discarded electrical or electronic devices.
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Energy recovery
Energy recovery includes any technique or method of minimizing the input of energy to an overall system by the exchange of energy from one sub-system of the overall system with another.
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Environmental degradation
Environmental degradation is the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems; habitat destruction; the extinction of wildlife; and pollution.
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Environmental dumping
Environmental dumping is the practice of transfrontier shipment of waste (household waste, industrial/nuclear waste, etc.) from one country to another.
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Environmental justice
Environmental justice emerged as a concept in the United States in the early 1980s.
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Environmental resource management
Environmental resource management is the management of the interaction and impact of human societies on the environment.
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European Union
The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of EUnum member states that are located primarily in Europe.
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Feces
Feces (or faeces) are the solid or semisolid remains of the food that could not be digested in the small intestine.
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Garbage truck
Garbage truck or dustcart refers to a truck specially designed to collect municipal solid waste and haul the collected waste to a solid waste treatment facility such as a landfill.
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Gasification
Gasification is a process that converts organic- or fossil fuel-based carbonaceous materials into carbon monoxide, hydrogen and carbon dioxide.
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Global warming
Global warming, also referred to as climate change, is the observed century-scale rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system and its related effects.
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Global waste trade
The global waste trade is the international trade of waste between countries for further treatment, disposal, or recycling.
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Hazardous waste
Hazardous waste is waste that has substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment.
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Human waste
Human waste (or human excreta) is a waste type usually used to refer to byproducts of digestion, such as feces and urine.
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Hyderabad
Hyderabad is the capital of the Indian state of Telangana and de jure capital of Andhra Pradesh.
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Illegal dumping
Illegal dumping, also called fly dumping or fly tipping, is the dumping of waste illegally instead of using an authorised method such as kerbside collection or using an authorised rubbish dump.
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Incineration
Incineration is a waste treatment process that involves the combustion of organic substances contained in waste materials.
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Industrial waste
Industrial waste is the waste produced by industrial activity which includes any material that is rendered useless during a manufacturing process such as that of factories, industries, mills, and mining operations.
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Inert gas
An inert gas/noble gas is a gas which does not undergo chemical reactions under a set of given conditions.
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Life-cycle assessment
Life-cycle assessment (LCA, also known as life-cycle analysis, ecobalance, and cradle-to-grave analysis) is a technique to assess environmental impacts associated with all the stages of a product's life from raw material extraction through materials processing, manufacture, distribution, use, repair and maintenance, and disposal or recycling.
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List of waste management acronyms
The following article contains a list of acronyms and initials used in the waste management industry.
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Litter
Litter consists of waste products that have been disposed improperly, without consent, at an inappropriate location.
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Methane emissions
Global methane emissions are major part of the global greenhouse gas emissions.
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Midden
A midden (also kitchen midden or shell heap) is an old dump for domestic waste which may consist of animal bone, human excrement, botanical material, mollusc shells, sherds, lithics (especially debitage), and other artifacts and ecofacts associated with past human occupation.
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Municipal solid waste
Municipal solid waste (MSW), commonly known as trash or garbage in the United States and rubbish in Britain, is a waste type consisting of everyday items that are discarded by the public.
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Natural resource
Natural resources are resources that exist without actions of humankind.
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NIMBY
NIMBY (an acronym for the phrase "Not In My Back Yard"), or Nimby, is a pejorative characterization of opposition by residents to a proposed development in their local area.
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OECD
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques, OCDE) is an intergovernmental economic organisation with 35 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade.
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Ozone layer
The ozone layer or ozone shield is a region of Earth's stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet radiation.
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Pay as you throw
Pay as you throw (PAYT) (also called trash metering, unit pricing, variable rate pricing, or user-pay) is a usage-pricing model for disposing of municipal solid waste.
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Plasma torch
A plasma torch (also known as a plasma arc, plasma gun, or plasma cutter, plasmatron) is a device for generating a directed flow of plasma.
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Pollution
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.
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Pulp and paper industry
The pulp and paper industry comprises companies that use wood as raw material and produce pulp, paper, paperboard and other cellulose-based products.
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Pyrolysis
Pyrolysis is the thermal decomposition of materials at elevated temperatures in an inert atmosphere.
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Radioactive waste
Radioactive waste is waste that contains radioactive material.
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Recycling
Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects.
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Resource depletion
Resource depletion is the consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished.
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Resource management
In organizational studies, resource management is the efficient and effective development of an organization's resources when they are needed.
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Reuse
Reuse is the action or practice of using something again, whether for its original purpose (conventional reuse) or to fulfil a different function (creative reuse or repurposing).
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Sewage
Sewage (or domestic wastewater or municipal wastewater) is a type of wastewater that is produced from a community of people.
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Soil
Soil is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that together support life.
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Surface runoff
Surface runoff (also known as overland flow) is the flow of water that occurs when excess stormwater, meltwater, or other sources flows over the Earth's surface.
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Sustainability
Sustainability is the process of change, in which the exploitation of resources, the direction of investments, the orientation of technological development and institutional change are all in harmony and enhance both current and future potential to meet human needs and aspirations.
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Talloires Declaration
The Talloires Declaration is a declaration for sustainability, created for and by presidents of institutions of higher learning.
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Toxic waste
Toxic waste is any unwanted material in all forms that can cause harm (e.g. by being inhaled, swallowed, or absorbed through the skin).
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University
A university (universitas, "a whole") is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in various academic disciplines.
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Urine
Urine is a liquid by-product of metabolism in humans and in many animals.
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Vocation
A vocation is an occupation to which a person is specially drawn or for which they are suited, trained, or qualified.
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Waste Atlas
Waste Atlas is an interactive waste management map that visualises global solid waste management data for comparison and benchmarking purposes.
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Waste by country
Waste, unwanted or unusable material, varies in type and quantity in the different countries around the world.
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Waste collection
Waste collection is a part of the process of waste management.
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Waste converter
A waste converter is a machine used for the treatment and recycling of solid and liquid refuse material.
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Waste framework directive
The Waste Framework Directive (WFD) is a European Union Directive of 17 June 2008.
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Waste management
Waste management or waste disposal are all the activities and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal.
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Waste picker
A waste picker is a person who salvages reusable or recyclable materials thrown away by others to sell or for personal consumption.
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Waste-to-energy
Waste-to-energy (WtE) or energy-from-waste (EfW) is the process of generating energy in the form of electricity and/or heat from the primary treatment of waste, or the processing of waste into a fuel source.
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Wastewater
Wastewater (or waste water) is any water that has been affected by human use.
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Water
Water is a transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance that is the main constituent of Earth's streams, lakes, and oceans, and the fluids of most living organisms.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste
