Topic 2.2: Waste Mitigation Strategies Flashcards

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Waste mitigation strategies

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can reduce or eliminate materials directed to landfill

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2
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Re-use

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using the same product again for a different purpose

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3
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Repair

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construction or renewal of any part of an existing structure or device

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4
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Re-engineering

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redesign components or products to improve their characteristics or performance

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5
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recycle

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using waste materials to create other ones

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recondition

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rebuild a products so that it is “as new”

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dematerialization

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reduce the quantities of material

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Waste reduction and designing out waste

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assessment of the effect of a product has on the environment

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Life cycle assessment (LCA)

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technique to assess environmental impacts associated with all the stages of a products life

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Strategies of Waste reduction and designing out waste

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development of new biofuels, self-decomposing materials

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Dematerialization

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the reduction of total material and energy throughout of any products and service, and thus, the limitation of its environmental impact

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12
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Product recovery strategies

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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

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13
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Circular economy

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economic model in which resources remain in use for as long as possible

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