Zero Waste Hierarchy
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Residuals Management

Handling of discards that were wasted in a way that does not threaten the environment or human health. Analyze what was wasted and why.

Residuals Management

  1. Examine materials that remain and use this information to refine the systems to rethink, reduce, reuse, and recycle in order to prevent further discards.
  2. Ensure minimization of impacts by means of biological stabilization of fermentable materials. Recover energy using only systems that operate at Biological Temperature and Pressure**
  3. Encourage the preservation of resources and discourage their dispersal and Destructive Disposal**
  4. Plan systems and infrastructure to be adjusted as discards are reduced and its composition changes
  5. Minimize Gas Production and Release** and maximize gas collection
  6. Use existing landfill capacity and maximize its lifespan. Ensure it is Responsibly Managed. **
  7. Contain and control, for responsible management, discards that threaten the environment or human health.
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