Fundemental
Waste that originates from used mobile phones, batteries, laptops and other similar devices.
What is e-waste/electric and electronic equipment waste?
This vehicle is commonly used to pick up household waste from curbsides.
What is a garbage truck?
Food waste is also known by this term, especially in the context of household garbage.
What is organic waste?
This European Union directive sets targets for recycling rates and the reduction of landfill waste across member states.
What is the Waste Framework Directive?
This index, often used in waste management, measures the environmental impact of waste disposal methods, including greenhouse gas emissions.
What is the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) index?
This term describes any material that is no longer needed and is discarded.
What is waste?
The practice of charging households for waste collection based on the amount of waste they produce is known as this.
What is Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT)?
This term describes the proportion of waste that remains after all recoverable materials have been removed.
What is residual waste?
This recycling method involves using heat or chemicals to transform plastics that cannot be mechanically recycled into fuels or raw materials.
What is pyrolysis (or chemical recycling)?
The term for the difference between the amount of waste generated and the amount actually collected, often due to illegal dumping or self-disposal, is this.
What is uncollected waste (or collection gap)?
The process of collecting, transporting, processing, and disposing of waste is known as this.
What is waste management?
The process of optimizing waste collection routes using software and data analytics is known as this.
What is route optimization (or smart waste collection)?
The moisture content of waste is generally higher in low-income countries due to the dominance of this waste type.
What is organic waste (or food waste)?
The closed-loop recycling process is best exemplified by this material, which can be recycled indefinitely without loss of quality.
What is aluminum (or glass)?
In waste data reporting, this term refers to the systematic process of verifying and ensuring the accuracy and consistency of data.
What is data validation (or data quality assurance)?
This type of waste includes items like food scraps, garden trimmings, and paper.
What is biodegradable waste?
This technology uses GPS and sensors to optimize waste collection routes and monitor bin fill levels in real time.
What is smart waste management (or IoT-enabled waste collection)?
In waste composition studies, the term "inert waste" typically refers to materials like these, which do not decompose.
What are construction and demolition debris (or rubble, sand, ceramics, etc.)?
This advanced recycling process breaks plastics down to their original monomers for reuse in new products.
What is chemical recycling (or advanced recycling or depolymerization)?
The accuracy of a waste composition study can be improved by increasing this aspect of the sampling process.
What is sample size (or frequency of sampling)?
The 3 Rs of waste management stand for Reduce, Reuse, and this.
What is Recycle?
Uncollected waste dumped and eliminated rapidly through a process generating air emissions.
Waste is waste burning (or incineration)?
This waste fraction is typically greater in urban than in rural areas, due to higher rates of consumption and packaging.
What is packaging waste (or plastics, paper, etc.)?
The process of recycling PET bottles into polyester fibers for clothing is an example of this type of recycling.
What is downcycling?
This number is used to fill in data gaps and is based on existing data in similar cities/countries.
What is Benchmark or proxy?