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Waste Reduction

The process of reducing waste material and energy in manufacturing, use, and disposal by techniques such as dematerialization, transmaterialization, recycling, sustainable design, closed-loop supply chains, etc.

See Also: dematerialization   transmaterialization   recycle   sustainable_design   closed-loop_supply_chain   zero_waste  

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I would recommend a very interesting policy-oriented and forward thinking guide on the topic of waste reduction prepared by the highly respected OECD:

Strategic Waste Prevention: OECD Reference Manual, authored by Fabio Vancini.

available at http://www.olis.oecd.org/olis/2000doc.nsf/LinkTo/env-epoc-ppc(2000)5-final

Posted by: Mark Williams at June 19, 2007 4:09 PM

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