Vital Waste Graphics

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Different approaches

Origin

Composition what is waste made of?

what human activities generate waste?

Mercury

Cyanides

Tailings

Extraction waste

Tyres

Organic waste

Manufacturing waste

Packaging waste

Military waste

Plastics

Agricultural waste

Recycling waste

Glass

Industrial waste

Ashes

Solid waste

Nuclear waste

Medical waste Garbage

Pesticides

Textile

Sewage sludge

Yard trimmings

Lead

Dirt

Wood Bulky waste Food waste

Metal

TOTAL WASTE

Hazardous vs. non-hazardous waste

Paper

Toxic

Infectious

Special waste

Waste collected

Municipal waste Urban waste

Waste transported

sorted recycled composted incinerated landfilled Waste water

Life cycle approach : waste as a resource

Stabilized waste

dismantled

Ecotoxic

Poisonous Explosive

sold

Waste stored

Corrosive

Dangerous waste

Flammable

Waste reduced

Waste disposed of (deep-well, surface disposals..)

POPs

Radioactive

Toxicity

Management

how dangerous is it for human health and the biosphere?

how is waste handled? who is in charge?

Overlapping Definitions

Management

Composition

logging waste waste-rock

Compost

arsenic cyanides cadmium phenols

Toxicity

radioactive waste

organic solvents

wood preservatives

e-waste

clinical wastes pharmaceutical waste

household waste

household waste incineration residues

sewage sludge

Origin

BASEL CONVENTION WASTE CLASSIFICATION

Wastes containing (having as constituents)

Wastes requiring special consideration

Hazardous waste streams

NB: in the following pages the boxes contain examples not exhaustive lists.