Waste Aware Fife - Glossary
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Aerate: |
expose to the air. |
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Anaerobic: |
does not use oxygen. |
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Anaerobic digestion: |
the turning of organic waste into soil conditoner using the process of biodegration without oxygen. |
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Best Practical Environmental
Option (BPEO): |
the most cost-effective and environmentally-friendly solution. |
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Biodegradable: |
can be broken down by a natural process of decompostition by bacteria and other microorganisms. |
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Biodegradable Municipal Waste
(BMW): |
the portion of Municipal Solid Waste which can be broken down by bacteria and other microorganisms. |
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Compost: |
to turn organic waste into soil conditioner using the process of biodegration. |
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Energy from Waste (EfW): |
energy that is recovered by burning or otherwise treating waste. |
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Gasification: |
turning into gas; thermal treatment of waste to recover energy - the waste is heated to between 800 and 1400 degrees C, in the presence of oxygen. |
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Green waste: |
organic waste from the garden and vegetable waste, tea leaves, coffee grounds and egg shells. |
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Inert waste: |
waste that is not active, that is, it does not decompose or otherwise change. |
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Landfill: |
the method of disposing of waste by burying it under the ground. |
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Leachate: |
water from a landfill site in which components of the waste have dissolved. |
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Materials Reclamation Facility
(MRF): |
plant where materials are seperated and baled and then sent for recycling. |
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Methane: |
CH4 - a smelly gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect. |
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Municipal Solid Waste (MSW): |
solid waste that is collected by or on behalf of a Local Authority. |
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Non-inert waste: |
waste that is active, that is, it does change or decompose. |
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Organic waste: |
refuse that is biodegradable. |
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Polluter pays principle: |
principle by which one who produces pollution (including waste) is made responsible for it. |
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Pyrolysis: |
breakdown by heat; thermal treatment of waste to recover energy - the waste is heated to between 400 and 800 degrees C, in the absence of oxygen, and a mixture of gas, solid and liquid fuel is produced. |
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Recycling: |
breaking down something to make something new from the material. |
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Soil conditioner: |
a product that improves the condition of the soil. |
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Sustainable: |
a way of life, behaviour or practice that can be maintained indefinitely, i.e. without exhausting finite resources. |
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Sustainable development: |
development that can be maintained in the long term, that is without consuming or destroying finite resources. |
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Thermal treatment: |
treatment by heat - in terms of waste, this includes incineration, pyrolysis and gasification. |
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Waste hierarchy: |
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - the order in which we should try to deal with waste before we dispose of it. |
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Waste minimisation: |
the process of reducing the amount of waste that is disposed. |
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