Eco glossary

Total CO₂-equivalent emissions of an activity/product over its life cycle.

Turning waste into new materials instead of landfilling.

Aerobic decomposition of organics into humus by microbes.

Converting waste into higher-value products without destroying material.

Marketing imitation of eco-friendliness without real change.

Licensed site for municipal solid waste burial.

Electronic waste: devices, batteries, cables.

Selling surplus self-generation to the grid at a rate.

Plastic particles <5mm in water/food/air.

Model where one process's waste is another's resource.