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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. WASTE MANAGEMENT Best Practice Approach for English and Welsh Golf Clubs 40
Glossary Commercial Waste Controlled Waste Duty of Care Emissions Energy Recovery Energy Recovery from Waste (EfW) EU Directive Exemptions from Licensing Fly Tipping Gasification Green Waste Greenhouse Effect Greenhouse Gas Waste arising from premises which are wholly or mainly for trade, business, sport, recreation or entertainment as defined in Schedule 4 of the Controlled Waste Regulations 1992.Compost: To turn organic waste into soil conditioner using the process of biodegradation. Industrial, household and commercial waste, as defined in UK legislation. Controlled waste specifically excludes mine and quarry waste, wastes from premises used for agriculture, some sewage sludge and radioactive waste, as set out in the Controlled Waste Regulations 1992. The Duty of Care (Section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990) places a general duty on waste producers (or anyone else with responsibility for waste) to take all reasonable steps to keep their waste safe. If they transfer their waste to someone else, they must ensure that that person is authorised to take it and can transport (See Registration of Waste Carriers), recycle or dispose of it safely. The Duty of Care does not apply to waste produced by householders in their own homes. Gases, solids and liquids discharged into the air, water or ground. The recovery of useful energy in the form of heat and/or electric power from waste. Includes combined heat and power, combustion of landfill gas and gas produced during anaerobic digestion. Includes a number of established and emerging technologies, though most energy recovery is through incineration technologies. Many wastes are combustible, with relatively high calorific values—this energy can be recovered through (for instance) incineration with electricity generation. A type of law which is issued by the European Union—all EU countries then have to put this into their own legal system. Certain waste reclamation and recycling activities (which are not seen as a threat to human health or the environment) are exempt from waste management licensing requirements. This includes the storage of certain materials for recovery or re-use— although limits on quantities of material apply. Waste which is deposited illegally by householders or businesses. This can be anything from old furniture to bags of waste or even cars. Fly tipping is illegal and can carry a fine or, in some cases, a more serious punishment. 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. Organic waste from the garden and vegetable waste, tea leaves, coffee grounds and egg shells. A natural occurrence whereby the sun’s warmth is trapped in the lower atmosphere of the earth by a number of gases. These gases let solar radiation through but reflect back the warmth radiated from the earth. These are gases that are found in the atmosphere such as carbon dioxide and methane. The presence of these gases allows the greenhouse effect to occur. There are however increasing concentrations of these gases due to the activity of humans. It is this increase that is having a negative effect by reflecting more heat back into the atmosphere and consequently leading to global warming and a change in our climate. WASTE MANAGEMENT Best Practice Approach for English and Welsh Golf Clubs 41
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