Waste management - England Golf

Glossary
Polluter Pays Principle
Planning Policy
Guidance Notes (PPGs)
Plastic
Pollution
Processing
Pyrolysis
Recovery
Recyclable
Recycling
Reduction
Re-use
Salvage
Soil Conditioner
Principle by which one who produces pollution (including waste) is made responsible
for it.
Government Policy Statements on a variety of planning issues, including waste
planning issues, to be taken as material considerations, where relevant, in deciding
planning applications.
Man-made materials composed of large molecules called “polymers” containing
primarily carbon and hydrogen with lesser amounts of oxygen and nitrogen. Plastic is
a difficult material to recycle as there are many different types of plastic (often
indicated by a number or letters such as PP, PET or PVC). The variation in plastic
means that different reprocessing techniques are required. The different types of
plastic therefore need to be collected separately, or sorted after collection, as
reprocessors will specify which type of plastic they will accept.
Contamination of air, soil or water with harmful substances.
The treatment or upgrading of recyclable, compostable or otherwise recoverable
materials at a Materials Reclamation Facility (MRF) or other facility prior to
reprocessing. Upgrading operations include sorting, compacting, shredding, bulking.
Breakdown by heat; thermal treatment of waste to recover energy—the waste is
heated to between 400 and 800 degrees C, in the absence of oxygen, and a mixture
of gas, solid and liquid fuel is produced.
Obtaining value from waste through re-use; recycling; composting; other means of
material recovery (such as anaerobic digestion); or energy recovery (combustion with
direct or indirect use of the energy produced, manufacture of refuse derived fuel,
gasification, pyrolysis and other technologies).
A material or product that has the potential to be recycled.
The act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products.
Most materials such as paper, glass, cardboard, plastics and scrap metals can be
recycled. Special wastes such as solvents can also be recycled by specialist
companies or by in-house equipment.
Achieving as much waste reduction as possible is a priority action. Reduction can be
accomplished within a manufacturing process involving the review of production
processes to optimise utilisation of raw (and secondary) materials and re-circulation
processes. It can be cost effective, both in terms of lower disposal costs, reduced
demand for raw materials and reduced energy use. It can be carried out by
householders through actions such as home composting, re-using products and
buying goods with reduced packaging.
Involves products designed to be used a number of times in the same form, such as
glass milk bottles or returnable plastic crates. In addition, many supermarkets now
have carrier bags which you can use over and over again, and some businesses
deliver goods in re-usable plastic crates. The processes contribute to sustainable
development and can save raw materials, energy and transport costs.
The act of obtaining a secondary material through collection, sorting, etc.
A product that improves the condition of the soil.
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