Glossary
At the end of each definition in this Glossary there is a number in brackets. This indicates the number of the Study Session where the term is first used in this OpenWASH module.
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rapid-onset disasterdisaster resulting from a unique, distinct and unforeseeable event, such as a flood (14) | |
reactive (waste)wastes that react rapidly with air or water, or are explosive (10) | |
recovery (of waste)finding other uses for wastes that enable some value to be extracted or recovered from them (8) | |
recycleprocessing wastes to allow them to be manufactured into new materials and goods (1) | |
reduction (of waste)avoiding the production of solid waste (1) | |
reed bedartifically constructed wetland with reeds planted in it for wastewater treatment (6) | |
replacement (of hazardous waste)replacing a hazardous material with a non-hazardous one during manufacturing, or changing a process so that it does not produce waste products that are hazardous (10) | |
residential wastesolid waste from households and other residential areas (1) | |
retention timelength of time that wastewater spends (is retained) in a septic tank, pond, etc. (6) | |
reuseusing a waste item for its original purpose more than once (1) | |
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