Waste minimisation Flashcards

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what is waste minimisation

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is the process reducing the amount of unwanted or unusable resources created by the business by business production process to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of operations.

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What are the 3R’s

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  • reduce
  • reuse
  • recycle
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Reduce definition

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is achieved by creating less waste, improves efficiency of lower costs of production, leading to increased profit, operations become more effective.

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Reuse definition

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taking old or unwanted items and finding new use for them, ability to reuse products or items from production process saves money.

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Recycle definition

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is changing materials into new products to avoid using more resources

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