SCEJU LearningWater & Waste Actors Learning Platform
SCEJU LearningMeans waste, other than hazardous waste, generated from a domestic residence
Means dry recyclable and non-recyclable materials
Means compostable materials derived from plants and animals
Means waste resulting from electrical and electronic equipment including components and subassemblies thereof
Has the meaning assigned to it under the Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act,1999
Means waste arising from processing or manufacturing or any trade undertaking in the form of liquid, non-liquid, solid or gaseous substances
Means a specialised facility that receives, separates and prepares recyclable material for marketing to end user manufacturers
Environmental management approach in which a producer‘s responsibility for a product is extended to the post-consumer stage of a product life cycle
Means an entity that introduces goods, products and packaging into the country using authorised means by manufacturing, importing, converting, filling, refilling, repackaging or rebranding;
Means the controlled extraction of a material or retrieval of energy from waste for the production of another product;
Means the action or practice of using something again whether for its original purpose or to fulfil a different function;
Means using material resources efficiently as prioritized by waste hierarchy, circular economy and clean production in order to reduce the amount of waste that is generated, deposited or discarded in the environment.
Means a scheme for the collection, transportation and return of products or packaging from end users and consumers
Means the order of priority for efficient use of resources and minimisation of pollution by avoidance, reduction, reuse, repair, refurbishment, recycling, recovery and finally treatment for safe disposal;
Means a site or premises licensed in accordance with this Act for the purposes of receiving, accumulation, depositing, recovery, recycling, treatment, storage and disposal of waste
Means a programme that is intended to promote reduction in generation and disposal of waste;
includes collectors, transporters, waste processors, material recovery operators, recyclers and landfill operators;
Means any activity aimed at converting waste, including materials, chemicals and sources of energy, into useful products by reusing, recycling or composting the waste