Urban waste: Flashcards

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3 primary sources of waste in urban areas:

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Industrial waste (produced in the manufacturing process)

Commercial waste (waste produced by business’s)

Personal waste (waste produced by private homes)

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Ways of managing urban waste:

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1) Unregulated (waste dumped in places that aren’t official disposal sites)

2) Recycling (waste processed into different products)

3) Incineration (burning waste)

4) Recovery (using waste instead of new products)

5) Landfill (dumped in landfill sites)

6) Submergence (disposing of waste by dumping it in oceans is illegal)

7) Trade (waste can be bought or sold by countries)

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