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WASTE HIERARCHY [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
DEF

A classification of waste management strategies according to their desirability.

OBS

From most favoured option to least favoured option, the waste management strategies are: prevention, reuse, recycling, other recovery and disposal.

OBS

waste hierarchy : designation and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
DEF

Classification des stratégies de gestion des déchets en fonction de leur souhaitabilité.

OBS

Les options privilégiées sont, dans l'ordre décroissant : la prévention, la réutilisation, le recyclage, une autre valorisation et l'élimination.

OBS

hiérarchie des déchets : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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