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| Organic waste, typically coming from plant or animals that can be broken down. example food scraps and paper. |
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| The portion of earth and its atmosphere that can support life. |
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| A civic center where you can bring materials for recycling. |
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A public or private facility that accepts recyclable and non-recyclable materials.
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| A rich soil-like material produced from decayed plants and other organic matter that breaks down naturally. |
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| Preserving or protecting animals and resources such as minerals, water and plants through planned action. |
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| Highly toxic chemicals that can be formed in small amounts from forest fires or volcanoes but more often are produced unintentionally from industrial activities and from incinerating waste and burning fossil fuels. |
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| Waste produced within the home, including garden waste. |
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| Environmental protection agency (EPA) |
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An agency of the United States federal government whose
mission is to protect human and environmental health. |
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| A site that is specially designed to dispose of waste and operates with a license granted (EPA). |
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| Waste that is thrown away carelessly, mainly made up of plastic,metal, glass, paper or food. |
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| Mechanical biological treatment (mbt) |
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| A way of sorting and treating waste into material that can and cannot be recycled and broken down biologically. |
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| Material recovery facility (MRF) |
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| A place where mixed recyclables are sorted on a conveyer belt sorter to become something new and valuable for another use. |
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| Waste produced in urban areas, mainly made up of household waste and small commercial waste that is similar to household waste. |
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| Paper, plastic, glass, rubber |
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| To break waste items down into their raw materials, that are used to re-make the original item or make new items. |
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| A resource that can be used again and again without reducing its supply. |
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| Using land or energy sources in a productive manner that meets the needs of people today and future generations. |
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| Productive procedure of waste audit, collection, handling, processing, storage, transport, and disposal. |
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