litter - waste material which is discarded on the ground or otherwise disposed of improperly or thoughtlessly.
logging - cutting down trees for commodity use.
Litter- Waste that is improperly disposed of on the street, sidewalk, lakes and other bodies of water, and in the general environment.
Litter: 1. The highly visible portion of solid waste carelessly discarded outside the regular garbage and trash collection and disposal system. 2. Leaves and twigs fallen from forest trees.
Litter
Waste that is thrown away carelessly, mainly made up of plastic, metal, glass, paper or food. Common examples are chewing gum and cigarette butts.
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Accumulation of leaves, twigs and other forms of organic matter on the soil surface. In most soils, the surface layer of litter is at various stages of decomposition.
Litter
The highly visible portion of solid waste (usually packaging material) which is generated by the consumer and carelessly discarded outside of the regular garbage disposal system, as on the highways or in streets.
The litter layer, composed of decaying leaves, twigs, and stems is readily obvious in a forested site.
One of the most striking differences between a forest soil and an agricultural soils is the lack of a litter layer on agricultural soils.
FLOW SPLITTER
An engineered, hydraulic structure designed to divert a percentage of storm flow to a stormwater practice located out of the primary channel, or to direct stormwater to a parallel pipe system, ...
Fireworks Litter the Ground, Pollute Water Supplies, and Damage Human Health
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Victorian Litter Action Alliance (VLAA)
Victoria's peak body for litter management.
Oil Dumping
Littering Laws and Fines
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Species Polychlorinated Biphenyls or PCBs Polyvinyl Chloride or PVC Population Population Dynamics Population Ecology Post Consumer Food Scraps Post Consumer Waste Post-combustion Carbon Capture Poultry Litter ...
The part (reservoir) of the global carbon cycle that includes living organisms (plants and animals) and life- derived organic matter (litter, detritus).
Balloons have been found littering the beaches. In 1990, Linda Maraniss, regional director of the Center for Marine Conservation in Austin, Texas says annual beach cleanup drives have collected tens of thousands of balloons nationwide.
fertility
Ability to conceive and to produce offspring: for litter-bearing species the number of offspring per litter is used as a measure of fertility.
Note: Reduced fertility is sometimes referred to as subfertility.
The excreta of animals with or without the admixture of bedding or litter in varying stages of decomposition. It is also called barnyard manure or stable manure. This is the usual meaning in North America.
this includes rubbish thrown in bins at home and collected by the local council. Also, litter collection and street sweepings, garden rubbish, rubbish from civic amenity sites and rubbish collected for recycling or composting
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Broken, scattered remains; rubble; pieces of rubbish or litter.
Decant
To draw off the upper layer of liquid after the heaviest material (a solid or another liquid) has settled.
forest cover type All trees and other woody underbrush covering the ground in a forest. Includes trees, herbs and shrubs, litter, and the remain of rich humus of partly decayed vegetable matter at the surface of the soil.
Plastics are recyclable, but tend to attract negative attention because of their presence in litter. Stretch your imagination to come up with practical uses for used plastic.
are monetarily compensated for the collection of recyclable materials, generally through prepaid deposits or taxes on beverage containers. In some states or localities legislation has enacted redemption programs to help prevent roadside litter.
Waste includes waste from premises occupied by a charity; land belonging to domestic property, caravan or residential home; private garage; moored houseboat; camp sites; prisons and penal institutions; public meeting halls; royal palaces; litter ...
Litter
Littoral Zone
Local Education Agency (LEA)
Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)
Low Density Polyethylene (LOPE)
Low Emissivity (low-E) Windows
Low NOx Burners
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urban runoff Storm water from city streets, usually carrying litter and organic wastes. ventilation Atmospheric air circulation determined by wind speed and mixing height.
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