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The aim of the waste hierarchy is to extract the maximum practical benefits from products and to generate the minimum amount of end waste; see: resource recovery. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] The waste hierarchy is represented as a pyramid because the basic premise is that policies should promote measures to prevent the generation of waste.
Distributed garbage collection (DGC) in computing is a particular case of garbage collection where a remote client can hold references to an object. DGC uses some combination of the classical garbage collection (GC) techniques, tracing and reference counting .
Solid waste policy in the United States is aimed at developing and implementing proper mechanisms to effectively manage solid waste. For solid waste policy to be effective, inputs should come from stakeholders, including citizens, businesses, community-based organizations, non-governmental organizations, government agencies, universities, and other research organizations.
Distributed computing is a field of computer science that studies distributed systems, defined as computer systems whose inter-communicating components are located on different networked computers. [1] [2] The components of a distributed system communicate and coordinate their actions by passing messages to
A take-back system or simply takeback is one of the primary channels of waste collection, especially for e-waste, besides municipal sites. Take-back is the idea that manufacturers and sellers "take back" the products that are at the end of their lives. [ 1 ]
The main three principles required for the transformation to a circular economy are: designing out waste and pollution, keeping products and materials in use, and regenerating natural systems. [5] CE is defined in contradistinction to the traditional linear economy.
The main sources of waste vary from country to country. In the UK, most waste comes from the construction and demolition of buildings, followed by mining and quarrying, industry and commerce. [3] Household waste constitutes a relatively small proportion of all waste. Industrial waste is often tied to requirements in the supply chain. For ...
The composition of municipal solid waste varies greatly from municipality to municipality, [1] and it changes significantly with time. In municipalities which have a well-developed waste recycling system, the waste stream mainly consists of intractable wastes such as plastic film and non-recyclable packaging materials.