WOW in Curriculum.pdf - Wipe Out Waste - WOW
WOW in Curriculum.pdf - Wipe Out Waste - WOW
WOW in Curriculum.pdf - Wipe Out Waste - WOW
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Key Messages<br />
• We are all responsible for m<strong>in</strong>imis<strong>in</strong>g waste to live<br />
susta<strong>in</strong>ably.<br />
• Ecosystems are disturbed when we make products<br />
and dispose of waste materials.<br />
• The most effective way to reduce our impact on the<br />
environment is to reduce the volume of products we<br />
manufacture and consume.<br />
• Sav<strong>in</strong>g materials from be<strong>in</strong>g wasted benefi ts the<br />
environment by conserv<strong>in</strong>g natural resources and<br />
reduc<strong>in</strong>g energy consumed for their extraction,<br />
process<strong>in</strong>g and transportation.<br />
Key Words<br />
waste landfi ll impact<br />
degradable reduce leachate<br />
environment biodegradable reuse<br />
pollution product rubbish<br />
recycle susta<strong>in</strong>ability consume<br />
climate change recover emissions<br />
materials refuse conserve<br />
recyclable manufacture avoid<br />
Search Words and Phrases<br />
waste hierarchy<br />
life cycle analysis<br />
resource recovery<br />
consumerism<br />
waste streams<br />
cradle to grave<br />
eco-effi ciency<br />
ecological footpr<strong>in</strong>t<br />
eco-footpr<strong>in</strong>t<br />
natural resources<br />
• Practis<strong>in</strong>g the 3Rs susta<strong>in</strong>s the use of material,<br />
reduces waste and helps the environment. Alter<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
product life cycle by reus<strong>in</strong>g, compost<strong>in</strong>g or recycl<strong>in</strong>g<br />
saves energy and resources and prevents waste and<br />
pollution.<br />
• Reus<strong>in</strong>g materials saves materials and energy.<br />
• There is an <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g number of jobs <strong>in</strong> the resource<br />
recovery <strong>in</strong>dustry.<br />
waste stream disposable transportation<br />
reth<strong>in</strong>k life cycle process<br />
eco-effi ciency susta<strong>in</strong>able renewable<br />
resource non-renewable resource<br />
recovery responsibility legislation<br />
dispose management compost<br />
extraction closed-loop recycl<strong>in</strong>g<br />
eco-footpr<strong>in</strong>t open-loop recycl<strong>in</strong>g<br />
global economy<br />
by-product<br />
product stewardship<br />
supply cha<strong>in</strong> management<br />
embodied / embedded energy<br />
greenhouse gas emissions<br />
national packag<strong>in</strong>g covenant<br />
corporate responsibility<br />
obsolescence<br />
<strong>WOW</strong> - <strong>Wipe</strong> <strong>Out</strong> <strong>Waste</strong>: A program of Zero <strong>Waste</strong> SA delivered by KESAB environmental solutions<br />
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