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thoughtfully (e.g. turning off lights and equipment when it is not needed) and by reducing the number of car journeys made. Individuals can reduce the amount of waste they create by buying fewer products and by buying products which last longer. Mending broken or worn items of clothing or equipment
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requires making them thicker and so heavier, which increases the resources required to transport them. Since transport has a large environmental impact, careful evaluation is required of the number of return journeys bottles make. If a refillable bottle is thrown away after being refilled only
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Waste minimisation can offer many opportunities to these establishments to use fewer resources, be less wasteful and generate less hazardous waste. Good management and control practices among health-care facilities can have a significant effect on the reduction of waste generated each day.
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establishments are massive producers of waste. The major sources of healthcare waste are: hospitals, laboratories and research centres, mortuary and autopsy centres, animal research and testing laboratories, blood banks and collection services, and nursing homes for the elderly.
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strategies. Proper waste treatment and disposal can require a significant amount of time and resources; therefore, the benefits of waste minimisation can be considerable if carried out in an effective, safe and sustainable manner.
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and environment pollution. When the endless consumption is reduced to minimum of only necessary consumption, the careless production towards the demand will be reduced. A minimal lifestyle can impact the
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conversion. Waste minimisation involves efforts to avoid creating the waste during manufacturing. To effectively implement waste minimisation the manager requires knowledge of the production process,
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also contributes to minimising household waste. Individuals can minimise their water usage, and walk or cycle to their destination rather than using their car to save fuel and cut down emissions.
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or components direct to the point where they are assembled or used in the manufacturing process to minimise handling and the use of protective wrappings or enclosures (example:
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and quarrying, industry and commerce. Household waste constitutes a relatively small proportion of all waste. Industrial waste is often tied to requirements in the
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169:Environmental responsibility
102:vary from country to country
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4710:Least polluted cities by PM
3291:Integrated chain management
1983:Environmental impact design
1786:History of waste management
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4652:Pollution haven hypothesis
4575:Brain health and pollution
3813:Ecological light pollution
3643:Internal combustion engine
3357:Eco-industrial development
2341:High-performance buildings
1374:fluorescent lamp recycling
898:"Films by The Minimalists"
611:Centralized purchasing of
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3825:Radio spectrum pollution
3458:Ecological modernization
3367:Ecological modernization
3306:Life-cycle cost analysis
3088:Environmental mitigation
2945:Greenhouse gas emissions
2905:Environmental insecurity
2326:Glass in green buildings
2270:sustainable architecture
1914:Environmental technology
1756:China's waste import ban
416:Making refillable glass
359:Fitting the intended use
157:environmental protection
95:cradle-to-grave analysis
5384:Reverse vending machine
4760:WikiProject Environment
4718:Most polluted countries
4662:Polluter pays principle
4393:Agricultural wastewater
3473:Sustainable development
3463:Environmental economics
3402:Precautionary principle
3397:Polluter pays principle
3342:Cradle-to-cradle design
3135:Sustainable consumption
2476:Social ecology (ethics)
1117:Agricultural wastewater
753:Reusable launch vehicle
130:protect the environment
128:Waste minimisation can
5424:Water recycling shower
5268:Reuse of human excreta
5238:Recycling (ecological)
5223:Material flow analysis
4778:Environment portal
4011:Agricultural pollution
3443:Design for environment
3311:Material flow analysis
3078:Ecological engineering
2858:runaway climate change
2316:Environmental movement
2013:Sustainability science
2003:Public interest design
1928:Appropriate technology
1841:Environment portal
1519:Bosnia and Herzegovina
1409:water recycling shower
788:Sustainable sanitation
768:Reuse of human excreta
645:and unnecessary waste.
456:Reusable shopping bags
399:, such as extending a
238:and process monitoring
67:economically efficient
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5213:Interchangeable parts
5208:Industrial metabolism
4433:Industrial wastewater
4299:Clutter (advertising)
4207:Municipal solid waste
4053:Soil guideline values
3897:Sustainable transport
3790:Information pollution
3590:Open burning of waste
3387:Industrial metabolism
3301:Life-cycle assessment
3246:Cost–benefit analysis
2461:List of global issues
2195:hydrogen technologies
2109:Solid waste treatment
1209:Municipal solid waste
1189:Industrial wastewater
971:, WCPO TV, Cincinnati
849:Davidson, G. (2011).
718:Life-cycle assessment
683:Ecological sanitation
596:chemical disinfection
558:Healthcare facilities
334:manufactured products
206:sustainable packaging
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5419:Water heat recycling
5409:Waste management law
4705:Most polluted cities
4398:Biological pollution
4309:Overhead power lines
3453:Ecological economics
3392:Industrial symbiosis
3372:Efficient energy use
3321:Stakeholder analysis
3261:Ecological footprint
3063:Community resilience
2863:in the United States
2831:Biodiversity threats
2504:cannabis cultivation
2471:Planetary boundaries
2437:Environmental issues
2427:Ecological footprint
2366:Water heat recycling
2296:Efficient energy use
2286:Conservation biology
2223:Sustainable lighting
2159:Efficient energy use
1973:Environmental Design
1943:Environmental design
1404:water heat recycling
1309:Garden waste dumping
743:Planned obsolescence
678:Ecological economics
520:resource consumption
450:disposable tableware
436:Universal connectors
408:environmental impact
137:Efficient production
5369:Ethical consumerism
5303:Urban lumberjacking
5233:Product stewardship
5183:Eco-industrial park
4768:WikiProject Ecology
4465:Ocean acidification
4370:Unexploded ordnance
4241:Post-consumer waste
4101:Foam food container
4079:Biodegradable waste
3653:Global distillation
3362:Eco-industrial park
3125:Restoration ecology
3058:Climate engineering
2995:Ocean acidification
2985:Loss of green belts
2955:Holocene extinction
2950:Habitat destruction
2625:Environmental crime
2351:Nature conservation
2346:Land rehabilitation
2301:Energy conservation
2190:carbon-neutral fuel
2098:dispersion modeling
1771:Eco-industrial park
1359:appliance recycling
1279:Anaerobic digestion
1224:Post-consumer waste
1122:Biodegradable waste
613:hazardous chemicals
369:packaging materials
163:Quality of products
5550:Industrial ecology
5540:Waste minimisation
5442:Environment portal
5313:Waste minimisation
5258:Reusable packaging
5203:Industrial ecology
4788:Ecology portal
4672:Waste minimisation
4647:Industrial ecology
4642:Cleaner production
4460:Nutrient pollution
4337:Herbicidal warfare
4131:Construction waste
3767:Introduced species
3638:Indoor air quality
3565:Chlorofluorocarbon
3438:Cleaner production
3422:Waste valorization
3417:Waste minimisation
3286:Input–output model
3227:Industrial ecology
3140:Waste minimization
3098:Mitigation banking
3093:Industrial ecology
3053:Cleaner production
3005:Resource depletion
2541:Corporate behavior
2499:animal agriculture
2169:Energy development
2151:Sustainable energy
2140:water purification
2104:Industrial ecology
1816:Waste minimisation
1761:Cleaner production
1426:Reusable packaging
1339:Mechanical sorting
1142:Construction waste
758:Reusable packaging
668:Cleaner production
592:steam disinfection
397:product durability
387:in its packaging.
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4347:Nuclear holocaust
4256:Thermal treatment
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4495:Septic tanks
4341:Agent Orange
4195:Mining waste
4021:Manure waste
3851:Volcanic ash
3727:Black carbon
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3668:Particulates
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2749:Particulates
2734:Overdrafting
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2247:Conservation
2039:food systems
2024:architecture
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1744:Other topics
1735:Waste picker
1662:incineration
1441:Urban mining
1319:Incineration
1299:Durable good
1244:Sharps waste
1204:Mining waste
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5273:Repurposing
5173:Downcycling
5125:Switzerland
4961:PET bottles
4909:Cooking oil
4894:Refrigerant
4591:Area source
4500:Pit latrine
4423:Groundwater
4180:Gold mining
4175:Coal mining
4146:Toxic waste
4111:Green waste
4084:Brown waste
4067:Solid waste
3614:Exhaust gas
2920:Externality
2915:Coral reefs
2875:Defaunation
2744:Overgrazing
2717:overfishing
2697:Marine life
2571:electricity
2494:Agriculture
2291:Ecoforestry
2049:procurement
2034:development
2019:agriculture
1766:Downcycling
1713:Occupations
1682:waste water
1579:Switzerland
1569:South Korea
1559:New Zealand
1484:Afghanistan
1456:Waste trade
1416:Repurposing
1254:Toxic waste
1234:Scrap metal
1169:Green waste
1132:Brown waste
1109:Major types
594:instead of
292:end-of-life
227:paper mills
60:consumption
56:sustainable
5534:Categories
5467:by product
5457:by country
5374:Freeganism
5354:Composting
5328:Zero waste
5228:Precycling
5049:Collection
5039:Blue boxes
4941:Appliances
4743:by country
4739:Categories
4677:Zero waste
4558:Pollutants
4512:Stagnation
4450:Monitoring
4418:Freshwater
4294:Air travel
4106:Food waste
4026:Pesticides
4016:Herbicides
3920:Industrial
3749:Biological
3609:Demolition
3602:Renovation
3585:Joss paper
3570:Combustion
3316:MET Matrix
3185:mitigation
3180:assessment
3175:by country
3073:Decoupling
3035:Mitigation
2764:Reservoirs
2685:pesticides
2630:Explosives
2608:reservoirs
2509:irrigation
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2253:Building (
2216:transition
2059:technology
2044:industries
1821:Zero waste
1623:Agreements
1554:Kazakhstan
1509:Bangladesh
1294:Composting
1179:Heat waste
1164:Food waste
1157:by country
815:References
808:Zero waste
698:Food waste
673:Eco-action
563:Healthcare
550:packaging
542:packaging
489:composting
472:Households
395:Improving
391:Durability
353:Durability
338:components
300:Minimalism
283:Zero waste
180:See also:
176:Industries
110:demolition
5298:Upcycling
5292:Green Dot
5080:Australia
5068:Countries
5034:Blue bags
5022:Apparatus
4968:Computers
4951:Batteries
4844:Aluminium
4836:Materials
4828:Recycling
4635:Responses
4606:Garbology
4532:Turbidity
4480:Oil spill
4413:Firewater
4314:Vandalism
4276:Satellite
3973:Poisoning
3968:Plutonium
3948:Actinides
3940:Radiation
3688:Wood dust
3550:Acid rain
3525:Pollution
3296:ISO 14000
3108:Recycling
2774:Transport
2759:Quarrying
2754:Pollution
2613:transport
2603:petroleum
2598:oil shale
2561:biodiesel
2361:Recycling
2084:Pollution
2064:transport
1801:Upcycling
1667:landfills
1657:framework
1650:Recycling
1645:batteries
1574:Sri Lanka
1534:Hong Kong
1499:Australia
1476:Countries
1354:Recycling
1272:Processes
1093:Biosolids
793:Upcycling
748:Recycling
733:Miniwaste
574:Practices
552:recycling
532:PullApart
504:lifestyle
465:one chain
234:Improved
212:Processes
104:. In the
87:recycling
32:Pollution
5452:Category
5337:See also
5156:Concepts
5115:Mongolia
5110:Malaysia
5013:Vehicles
5003:Textiles
4933:Products
4854:Concrete
4723:Treaties
4695:Diseases
4507:Shipping
4403:Diseases
4251:Landfill
3926:Abstract
3923:Military
3856:Wildfire
3705:Smelting
3673:Asbestos
3330:Concepts
3256:Ecolabel
3170:Category
2794:shipping
2779:aviation
2665:plastics
2655:concrete
2640:Land use
2556:biofuels
2524:palm oil
1862:Journals
1677:vehicles
1599:Thailand
1589:Tanzania
1324:Landfill
1284:Balefill
954:27 April
656:See also
548:curbside
540:consumer
424:and the
422:consumer
385:plastics
365:packages
349:toxicity
308:landfill
261:Ship to
188:industry
124:Benefits
5490:Commons
5095:Ireland
4956:Bottles
4889:Plastic
4849:Asphalt
4752:Commons
4527:Thermal
4428:Hypoxia
4212:Garbage
3983:Uranium
3834:Natural
3783:Digital
3715:Aerosol
3693:Welding
3580:Biomass
3575:Biofuel
3534:History
3281:EIO-LCA
3159:Commons
2935:Erosion
2885:Ecocide
2823:Effects
2769:Tourism
2702:fishing
2660:fashion
2583:fashion
2536:Bitcoin
2415:General
2265:natural
2185:biofuel
2118:Water (
2093:control
1921:General
1529:Georgia
1504:Belgium
1494:Armenia
1489:Albania
932:14 June
907:9 April
546:, in a
544:surveys
418:bottles
89:, and
5510:Portal
5288:Symbol
5130:Taiwan
5100:Israel
5090:Canada
5085:Brazil
4983:Lumber
4904:Timber
4879:Gypsum
4869:Energy
4864:Cotton
4859:Copper
4616:Midden
4596:Debris
4551:Topics
4490:Sewage
4443:debris
4438:Marine
4286:Visual
4170:Mining
4165:Litter
3658:Mining
3377:Exergy
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2486:Causes
2178:Fuel (
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1604:Turkey
1594:Taiwan
1564:Russia
1544:Israel
1514:Brazil
1239:Sewage
1194:Litter
1099:, and
728:Litter
444:Retail
377:metals
114:mining
83:re-use
69:, and
5479:Index
5394:Waste
5278:Reuse
5105:Japan
5044:Codes
5008:Tires
4998:Ships
4993:Paint
4973:Drugs
4914:Water
4899:Scrap
4884:Paper
4874:Glass
4687:Lists
4626:Waste
4568:Paint
4385:Water
4268:Space
3909:Sonar
3904:Urban
3882:Water
3866:Noise
3841:Ozone
3808:Light
3739:Waste
3631:Smoke
3251:DPSIR
3234:Tools
3118:urban
2789:roads
2680:paper
2675:paint
2255:green
1867:Lists
1857:Index
1584:Syria
1549:Japan
1539:India
1524:Egypt
1097:waste
1027:(PDF)
884:(PDF)
854:(PDF)
773:Reuse
487:Home
381:glass
373:paper
218:Reuse
52:waste
5029:Bins
4601:Dust
4584:Misc
4003:Soil
3892:Rail
3878:Land
3722:Soot
3710:Smog
3626:Haze
2784:rail
2566:coal
2529:(US)
1687:WEEE
1672:RoHS
956:2023
934:2019
909:2019
869:2007
538:and
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