APES (Miller) Chapter 21 Flashcards

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