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