Waste minimisation, recycling, pollution and sustainable development

What this note covers

1. Apply the waste hierarchy at the design stage
2. Keep materials useful through clean streams
3. Control pollution at source and along its pathway
4. Use life-cycle thinking for material choices
5. Link environmental and social sustainability
6. Turn claims into measurable performance
7. Worked application: complete a material and waste balance
8. Applied life-cycle comparison: choose between two product systems

8 sections · 10 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes