Topic 2.2: Waste Mitigation Strategies Flashcards
Waste mitigation strategies
can reduce or eliminate materials directed to landfill
Re-use
using the same product again for a different purpose
Repair
construction or renewal of any part of an existing structure or device
Re-engineering
redesign components or products to improve their characteristics or performance
recycle
using waste materials to create other ones
recondition
rebuild a products so that it is “as new”
dematerialization
reduce the quantities of material
Waste reduction and designing out waste
assessment of the effect of a product has on the environment
Life cycle assessment (LCA)
technique to assess environmental impacts associated with all the stages of a products life
Strategies of Waste reduction and designing out waste
development of new biofuels, self-decomposing materials
Dematerialization
the reduction of total material and energy throughout of any products and service, and thus, the limitation of its environmental impact
Product recovery strategies
recycling: using the materials from obsolete products to create other products
Raw material recovery: process of separating the component parts of product to recover the parts of materials
WEE: waste electrical and electronic equipment directive is the european community directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment
Energy recovery: Waste-to-energy or Energy-to-waste is the process of generating electricity from primary treatment to waste
Circular economy
economic model in which resources remain in use for as long as possible