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: In the absence of oxygen | : In the absence of oxygen | ||
; [[Anaerobic digestion]] | ; [[Anaerobic digestion]] | ||
: | : {{:Anaerobic digestion}} | ||
== B == | == B == | ||
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; [[Centrifugation]] | ; [[Centrifugation]] | ||
: {{:Centrifugation}} | : {{:Centrifugation}} | ||
; [[Chromatography]] | |||
: {{:Chromatography}} | |||
; [[Coating and lamination]] | ; [[Coating and lamination]] | ||
: {{:Coating and lamination}} | : {{:Coating and lamination}} | ||
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: {{:composting}} | : {{:composting}} | ||
; Contaminants | ; Contaminants | ||
: Foreign material in a recycling stream that makes it more difficult to recycle, or that reduces the usefulness of the final product OR micro-organisms, chemicals, wastes or waste water introduced into the environment or a product (water, soil or recyclable materials) that make the environment or product unfit for its intended use. They can have a | : Foreign material in a recycling stream that makes it more difficult to recycle, or that reduces the usefulness of the final product OR micro-organisms, chemicals, wastes or waste water introduced into the environment or a product (water, soil or recyclable materials) that make the environment or product unfit for its intended use. They can have a detrimental impact on the quality of recycled materials and can spoil the potential for recovery. | ||
detrimental impact on the quality of recycled materials and can spoil the potential for recovery. | ; [[Crystallisation and precipitation]] | ||
: {{:Crystallisation and precipitation}} | |||
== D == | == D == | ||
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; Disposal | ; Disposal | ||
: Waste management option, used after all other environmentally acceptable avenues have been exhausted and includes landfill and incineration. | : Waste management option, used after all other environmentally acceptable avenues have been exhausted and includes landfill and incineration. | ||
: Domestic waste (DW) | ; [[Distillation]] | ||
: {{:Distillation}} | |||
; Domestic waste (DW) | |||
: Solid waste coming from households and apartments. | |||
; [[Drying]] | ; [[Drying]] | ||
: {{:Drying}} | : {{:Drying}} | ||
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; EPA | ; EPA | ||
: Environment Protection Authority | : Environment Protection Authority | ||
; [[Extraction]] | |||
: {{:Extraction}} | |||
== F == | == F == | ||
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; [[Field-Flow fractionation (FFF)]] | ; [[Field-Flow fractionation (FFF)]] | ||
: {{:Field-Flow fractionation (FFF)}} | : {{:Field-Flow fractionation (FFF)}} | ||
; [[Flocculation]] | |||
: {{:Flocculation}} | |||
; [[Food and kitchen waste]] | ; [[Food and kitchen waste]] | ||
: {{:Food and kitchen waste}} | : {{:Food and kitchen waste}} | ||
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; Packaging materials | ; Packaging materials | ||
: Materials used to preserve, protect, store or transport a product, mainly made of paper or plastics. | : Materials used to preserve, protect, store or transport a product, mainly made of paper or plastics. | ||
; [[Particle filtering]] | |||
: {{:Particle filtering}} | |||
; [[Pyrolysis]] | ; [[Pyrolysis]] | ||
: {{:pyrolysis}} | : {{:pyrolysis}} | ||
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; [[Primary processing]] | ; [[Primary processing]] | ||
: {{:Primary processing}} | : {{:Primary processing}} | ||
; [[Pulping]] | |||
: {{:Pulping}} | |||
== Q == | == Q == | ||
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== T == | == T == | ||
; [[Textile fibre spinning]] | |||
: {{:Textile fibre spinning}} | |||
; [[Torrefaction]] | ; [[Torrefaction]] | ||
: {{:Torrefaction}} | : {{:Torrefaction}} | ||