Source Reduction Credit System
An incentive system set up by certain US counties to encourage manufacturers and industries to practice prudent waste planning involving source reduction.
Industrial Source Reduction: Practices that reduce the amount of any hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant entering any waste stream or otherwise released into the environment; ...
Source Reduction- Reducing the amount and/or toxicity of an item before it is ever generated (e.g., buying an item with less packaging, using a non-toxic alternative to clean with).
Source Reduction - The design, manufacture, purchase or use of materials to lower the amount or toxicity of waste in an effort to reduce pollution and conserve resources (i.e.
SOURCE REDUCTION Reducing the quantity of waste which in turn lessens the amount of material that enters the waste stream.
Source Reduction: Reducing the amount of materials entering the waste stream from a specific source by redesigning products or patterns of production or consumption (e.g., using returnable beverage containers). Synonymous with waste reduction.
Source Reduction: design, nanufacture, acquisition, and reuse of materials so as to minimize the quantity and/or toxicity of waste produced.
Source reduction activities in which grass clippings are left on the lawn after mowing.
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Source reduction The elimination or reduction of the waste at the source by modification of the actual process which produces the waste.
Species In chemistry, an ion or molecule in solution.
Using source reduction, recycling, or composting to prevent or reduce waste generation.
Waste Treatment Lagoon
Impoundment made by excavation or earth fill for biological treatment of wastewater.
Grasscycling: Source reduction activities in which grass clippings are left on the lawn after mowing.
acceptable indoor air quality as air in which there are no known contaminants at harmful concentrations as determined by cognizant authorities and with which 80% or more people exposed do not express dissatisfaction Industrial Source Reduction - ...
PepsiCo states that it encourages "conservation of natural resources, recycling, source reduction and pollution control to ensure cleaner air and water and to reduce landfill wastes," but does not elaborate on specific actions it takes.
Combination of industrial source reduction and toxic chemical use substitution.
Source: Terms of the Environment
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Waste Reduction- Using source reduction, recycling, or composting to prevent or reduce waste generation.
Integrated Waste Management uses a variety of practices to handle municipal solid waste and can include source reduction, recycling, incineration, and landfilling.
 See also: Reduction, Waste, Environment, Water, Recycling
  
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