AP Environmental Science / Unit 8: Aquatic and Terrestrial Pollution
8.10 Waste Reduction Methods
Notes
Order of preference: reduce, reuse, recycle. Composting turns organic waste into fertilizer. Waste-to-energy burns trash for power. Landfill methane can be captured for fuel.
Practice
The most effective way to reduce waste:
Prevent waste from being made.
Composting is good for:
Organic matter.
A drawback of recycling:
Not free.
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