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  2. Waste hierarchy - Wikipedia

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    It is sometimes accompanied by the text "reduce, reuse and recycle". Tool to evaluate processes protecting the environment Waste (management) hierarchy is a tool used in the evaluation of processes that protect the environment alongside resource and energy consumption from most favourable to least favourable actions. [ 1 ]

  3. Recycling - Wikipedia

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    It can also prevent the waste of potentially useful materials and reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reducing energy use, air pollution (from incineration) and water pollution (from landfilling). Recycling is a key component of modern waste reduction and is the third component of the "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle" waste hierarchy.

  4. Zero waste - Wikipedia

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    San Francisco has defined zero waste as "zero discards to the landfill or high-temperature destruction." Here, there is a planned structure to reach Zero Waste through three steps recommended by the San Francisco Department of the Environment. These steps are to prevent waste, reduce and reuse, and recycle and compost.

  5. We should brainstorm methods to reduce, reuse and recycle - AOL

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    We can all take part in helping to reduce climate change. We should brainstorm methods to reduce, reuse and recycle. At home, I reduce by using unused pages from my old notebooks to draw and solve ...

  6. Reduce, reuse, recycle. PNNL’s spin on Earth Day ... - AOL

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    Reduce, reuse, recycle. These “three Rs” of sustainability are often associated with Earth Day, celebrated annually on April 22. When they debuted, they referred to simple actions that ...

  7. Waste minimisation - Wikipedia

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    Refusing, reducing, reusing, recycling and composting allow to reduce waste. Waste minimisation is a set of processes and practices intended to reduce the amount of waste produced. By reducing or eliminating the generation of harmful and persistent wastes, waste minimisation supports efforts to promote a more sustainable society. [ 1 ]

  8. Reduce, reuse, recycle - Wikipedia

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  9. Waste management - Wikipedia

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    After these initial stages, the product moves through the waste hierarchy's stages of reduce, reuse, and recycle. Each phase in this lifecycle presents unique opportunities for policy intervention, allowing stakeholders to rethink the necessity of the product, redesign it to minimize its waste potential, and extend its useful life.