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Saturday, 4 May 2024, 4:38 AM
Site: OpenLearn Create
Course: Urban Sanitation and Solid Waste Management (UrbanSanWaste_1.0)
Glossary: Glossary
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waste

substances or objects that no longer have a use and are disposed of (1)

waste hierarchy

a guide to the best ways of treating solid waste that ranks them in order of preference (1)

waste management

collection, treatment and disposal of solid waste (1)

waste stabilisation ponds

series of ponds where natural biological and physical processes remove pollutants from wastewater (6)

willingness to pay

extent to which people are motivated to pay for improved sanitation and waste management (13)