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Waste Management Flashcards

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Composting

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Household waste =38% organic material
large-scale =biogas and fertiliser
needs sorting

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Landfill

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36% methane emissions

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Recycling

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Less energy- 20 times + to make aluminium cans from raw
decrease demand
plants need investment

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Energy recovery

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Decrease use of fossil fuel
CO2
Sheffield energy recovery plant heats 140 buildings

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