Glossary
- Environmental education:
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Process in which individuals gain awareness of their environment and acquire knowledge, skills, values, and experiences to solve present and future environmental problems, including solid waste minimization.
- Municipal solid waste:
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A waste type that includes predominantly household and commercial wastes collected by a municipality within a given area. They are in either solid or semisolid form and generally exclude industrial hazardous wastes.
- Public involvement:
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The full range of activities utilized by an organization to engage the public in the decision-making process.
- Recycling:
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The act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products.
- Source reduction:
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Refers to any change in the design, manufacture, purchase, or use of materials or products (including packaging) to reduce their amount or toxicity before they become municipal solid waste.
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Franchetti, M.J. (2019). Solid Waste Public Involvement and Education. In: Themelis, N., Bourtsalas, A. (eds) Recovery of Materials and Energy from Urban Wastes. Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7850-2_125
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