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1
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RRR

A

Reduce
Reuse
Recycle

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2
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What can RRR do? (4)

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1 cut costs
2 create cleaner environment
3 create safer environment
4 Improve quality and safety of product

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Good waste management does what? (3)

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1 protects environment
2 improves profitability
3 increased legislation forces producers to review their waste

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4
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EU waste legislation

Waste Framework Directive reuqires

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All wasted to be disposed of without harm to the environment or human health

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What does the Waste Framework Directive demand

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Waste facilities be licensed and regulated

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What does the Waste Framework Directive establish?

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A comprehensive definition of waste which includes material going for recovery

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What did the Landfill directive bring an end to and raised what?

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Disposal of many biodegradable wastes

Raised the standard of ….

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What does the Packaging Waste Directive oblige companies to arrange?

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Recycling ….

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9
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What does the Irish Environmental Protection Agency do? (3)

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1 Industrial emission licencing
2 Waste licencing and permiting
3 Enforcement

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10
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Waste management procedures form a key element of ..

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…

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11
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BPEO

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Best practicable environmental option

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12
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Elements of industrial waste

What does an audit of waste produced involve? (5)

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Source
Quantity
Composition
Hazards
Current waste management procedures
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13
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Elements of industrial waste

What do risk assessments ensure?

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Storage ….

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14
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Elements of industrial waste

What does investigation involve? (4)

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1 waste reduction
2 Reuse
3 recycling
4 recover

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15
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Waste hierarchy diagram

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See slide

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16
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Waste hierarchy upside down pyramid goes in this order (7)

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Remove
Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
Recover
Treat
Dispose
17
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Remove and reduce is known as

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Reduction at source

18
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Source reduction requires….

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..

19
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Examples of source reduction

Redesigning products to use

A

Fewer materials

20
Q

Examples of source reduction

Egs for redesigning products to use fewer materials such as (2)

A

Light weighting

Material substitution

21
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Examples of source reduction

Reusing products and materials example

A

Reusing water bottles

22
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Examples of reducing toxicity (6)

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1 use of non-chlorinated degreasing agents
2 water-based paints in preference to solvent based paints
3 biodegradable ‘plastics’
4 asbestos free gaskets and insulation
5 mercury free components (includes lighting)
6 Hydro-testing using low toxicity or no additives

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