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environmental justice
ideal in which everybody is entitled to the same safe environmental conditions (no discrimination)
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hazardous/toxic waste
any liquid/solid/gas that is easily flammable, corrosive, can explode, release fumes, etc.
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industrial solid waste
solid waste produced by mines, factories, food growers, etc
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integrated waste management
variety of strategies for waste reduction and waste management
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municipal solid waste
solid materials discarded by homes and near urban areas
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open dump
fields/holes in the ground where garbage is dumped and then covered in soil
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primary recycling
using materials for new products of the same type (aluminum cans to aluminum cans)
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sanitary landfill
waste disposal site where thin layers of waste are spread, compacted, then covered with clay or plastic foam
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solid waste
unwanted or discarded material -- not liquid or gas
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waste management
managing wastes to reduce their environmental harm without trying to necessarily reduce waste
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waste reduction
reducing the amount of waste produced -- reuse reduce recycle
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secondary recycling
waste materials turned into new products, like tires to road surface
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