Waste Management

Description of Waste Management. Explanation.

Definition Waste Management. Description.

Waste Management is the umbrella term given to the processes to provide for the collection, source separation, storage, transportation, transfer, processing, treatment, and disposal of waste. It is used for:

• Reducing the environmental impact of the disposal of all types of materials

• Recover resources from the waste

• Reduce the effect on health, aesthetics or amenity

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a strategy designed to promote the integration of all costs associated with products throughout their life cycle (including end-of-life disposal costs) into the market price of the product. Extended producer responsibility is meant to impose accountability over the entire lifecycle of products and packaging introduced to the market. This means that firms which manufacture, import and/or sell products are required to be responsible for the products after their useful life as well as during manufacture.

Compare with: Value Engineering  |  Value Stream Mapping  |  Just-in-time  |  Kaizen  |  Training Within Industry  |  Lean Production  |  Reverse Logistics  |  Scientific Management

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End of description Waste Management. An explanation.