Waste management

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Title

Waste management

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Description

New Zealand generates almost 2.5 million tonnes of waste each year that is buried in landfill sites. Waste disposed of in this way is an inefficient use of resources, as much of the waste could have been separated and reused, recycled or turned into compost.

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Article

Date created

9 September 2008, Updated 24 January 2022

URL

https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/1458-waste-management

Related subjects

Conservation / Ecology / Sustainability / Science And Society / Science / Education / New Zealand

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