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| 6201125092 | waste reduction | Reducing the amount of waste produced; wastes that are produced are viewed as potential resources that can be reused, recycled or composted | 0 | |
| 6201125093 | hazardous (toxic) waste | Any solid, liquid, or containerized gas that can catch fire easily, is corrosive to skin tissue or metals, is unstable and can explode or release toxic fumes, or has harmful concentrations of one or more toxic materials that can leach out | 1 | |
| 6201125094 | solid waste | Any unwanted or discarded material that is not a liquid or a gas | 2 | |
| 6201125095 | environmental justice | Fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies | 3 | |
| 6201125096 | recycle | To collect and reprocess a resource so that it can be made into new products | 4 | |
| 6201125097 | open dump | Fields or holes in the ground where garbage is deposited and sometimes covered with soil | 5 | |
| 6201125098 | secondary recycling | A process in which waste materials are converted into different products ex. Tires become rubberized road surfacing | 6 | |
| 6201125099 | reduce | To consume less and live a simpler lifestyle | 7 | |
| 6201125100 | biomimicry | Process of observing certain changes in nature, studying how natural systems have responded to such changing conditions over many millions of years, and applying what is learned to dealing with some environmental challenge | 8 | |
| 6201125101 | primary recycling | Process in which materials are recycled into new products of the same type - turning used AL cans into new Al cans | 9 | |
| 6201125102 | industrial solid waste | Solid waste produced by mines, factories, refineries, food growers, and businesses that supply people with goods and services | 10 | |
| 6201125103 | reuse | To use a product over and over again in the same form - collecting, washing and refilling glass beverage bottles | 11 | |
| 6201125104 | waste management | Managing wastes to reduce their environmental harm without seriously trying to reduce the amount of waste produced | 12 | |
| 6201125105 | municipal solid waste | Solid materials discarded by homes and businesses in or near urban areas | 13 | |
| 6201125106 | sanitary landfills | Waste disposal site on land in which waste is spread in thin layers, compacted, and covered with a fresh layer of clay or plastic foam each day | 14 | |
| 6201125107 | integrated waste management | Variety of strategies for both waste reduction and waste management designed to deal with the solid wastes we produce | 15 |
