Waste management
What Waste management means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Effective management that is vital as urban populations grow and waste generation increases, reducing the volume of waste sent to landfill sites.
Cities encourage waste recycling through kerbside collections, composting organic waste, and strict recycling targets to minimise landfill use.
Topics that use Waste management
- Section A: Urban issues and challenges (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Biodiversity
- Conservation
- Counter-urbanisation
- Deindustrialisation and economic shift
- Ecological footprint
- Economic insecurity
- Employment
- Energy conservation
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