Waste management - England Golf

Glossary
Aerate
Aerobic
Aerosol cans
Aluminium
Anaerobic
Anaerobic digestion
Best Practicable
Environmental Option
(BPEO)
Biodegradable
Biodegradable
Municipal Waste (BMW)
Cardboard
CFCs and HCFCs
Climate Change
Closed Loop Recycling
Expose to the air.
Uses oxygen.
Aerosol cans are made either from steel or aluminium and can often be recycled with
food and drinks cans.
Aluminium forms 8% of the earth’s crust and is extracted from bauxite. Aluminium is
really valuable and can be recycled and used time and time again. 95% less energy
is used every time an aluminium can is recycled into a new can, compared to
producing a brand new one. This means that 20 recycled aluminium cans can be
made with the power it takes to manufacture one brand new one.
Does not use oxygen.
The turning of organic waste into a soil conditioner using the process of
biodegradation without oxygen.
The outcome of a systematic and consultative decision making procedure that
emphasises the protection and conservation of the environment across land, air and
water. The BPEO procedure establishes, for a given set of objectives, the option that
provides the most benefits or the least damage to the environment as a whole, at
acceptable costs, in the long term as well as in the short term.
Material which is capable of being broken down by plants (including fungi) and
animals (including worms and micro-organisms). In municipal solid waste, the
property is generally attributed to the following fractions: paper and card, food and
garden waste, and a proportion of textiles.
The portion of Municipal Solid Waste which can be broken down by bacteria and
other micro-organisms.
Consists of three layers, a layer of corrugated paper between two layers of smooth
paper. This makes the structure strong so that it can be used to make boxes, etc.
Cardboard can be recycled but is often recycled separately to other paper as it is of a
lower quality.
CFC (chlorofluorcarbon) and HCFC (hydrochlorofluorcarbon) are compounds known
as Ozone Depleting Substances. They are widely used in industry and manufacture
as refrigerants and insulating foam. The release of these gases causes a reaction in
the atmosphere, which breaks down the naturally occurring protective Ozone Layer.
Scientific evidence is growing that man-made greenhouse gas emissions are having
a noticeable effect on the earth’s climate. In the future, the UK’s climate could warm
by as much as 3°C over the next 100 years. The social, environmental and economic
costs associated with this could be huge.
Closed loop recycling involves the remanufacture of waste into a new product, which
is bought back by the initial waste producer. This holistic approach delivers cost
effective, sustainable product life cycle management that can simultaneously meet
client’s operational, financial, marketing and environmental objectives.
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Best Practice Approach for English and Welsh Golf Clubs
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