waste Flashcards
A service that includes the cycling of nutrients
Supporting services
Service that provides us the basic needs for survival
Provisioning Services
Service that benefits us by regulating the climate
Regulating services
Service that includes non material benefits such as spiritual enrichment
Cultural Services
Includes the materials that people in a community no longer want
Municipal Waste
Common form of waste derived from farming and poultry
Agricultural Waste
Comes from other industrial sources other than mining. It includes materials such as demolition waste, scraps, etc.
Industrial Waste
Generated through the large amounts of rock and soils that were removed from mining sites.
Mining waste
A type of waste disposal that is considered to be the cheapest and most convenient method.
Landfill
A type of waste disposal that involves burning in a controlled manner.
Incineration
Allowing the natural process of decomposition to transform organic materials into humus-like material called compost
Composting
The method of designing, reusing, manufacturing, purchasing, so that the amount of waste would be reduced.
Source Reduction
