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  2. 3R - Wikipedia

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    The three Rs, the waste management hierarchy: reduce, reuse, and recycle; The three Rs, consumer remedies under Australian Consumer Law when consumer guarantees of goods are not satisfied: refund, replace, and repair; The three Rs (animal research), principles for ethical use of animals in testing: replacement, reduction, refinement

  3. Waste hierarchy - Wikipedia

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    The waste management hierarchy indicates an order of preference for action to reduce and manage waste, and is usually presented diagrammatically in the form of a pyramid. [3] The hierarchy captures the progression of a material or product through successive stages of waste management, and represents the latter part of the life-cycle for each ...

  4. List of waste management acronyms - Wikipedia

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    WMP Waste Management Plan; WMPEG Waste Minimisation Performance and Efficiency Grant; WMS Waste Management Strategy; WRAP Waste and Resources Action Programme; WRATE Waste and Resources Assessment Tool for the Environment; WRG Waste Recycling Group; WRWA Western Riverside Waste Authority; WS2007 Waste Strategy for England 2007 (superseded by ...

  5. Upcycling - Wikipedia

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    A common concept in Recycling is the 3Rs, which represent Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. According to The Upcycle Artist's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Creating Art from Waste published by Upcycle Art And Craft Society (UAACS). [8] They coined a 3Rs principle for upcycling: Rethink, Reform, and Reborn.

  6. Waste management - Wikipedia

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    Waste management or waste disposal includes the processes and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal. [1] This includes the collection , transport , treatment , and disposal of waste, together with monitoring and regulation of the waste management process and waste-related laws , technologies, and economic ...

  7. Waste management law - Wikipedia

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    Waste management laws govern the transport, treatment, storage, and disposal of all manner of waste, including municipal solid waste, hazardous waste, and nuclear waste, among many other types. Waste laws are generally designed to minimize or eliminate the uncontrolled dispersal of waste materials into the environment in a manner that may cause ...

  8. Solid waste policy of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Solid Waste Tree, Based on Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, United States Environmental Protection Agency. Solid waste means any garbage or refuse, sludge from a wastewater treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or an air pollution control facility and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial ...

  9. Recycling symbol - Wikipedia

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    The recycling symbol is in the public domain and is not a trademark.The Container Corporation of America originally applied for a trademark on the design, but the application was challenged, and the corporation decided to abandon the claim. [1]