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2. the Evidence, We have the responsibility to educate ourselves as we make decisions that affect the world around us.
3. reduction, is any change in the design, manufacture, purchase, or use of materials or products to reduce their amount of toxicity before they become municipal solid waste.
5. reusing something like a disposable cup more than once
7. Conservation Policies , prompted by the 1030’s crop disaster.
8. is the condition in which human society can go on indefinitely.
10. plastic, unlike nonbiodegradable plastics, is made to become weak and brittle when left in the sun for many weeks. Eventually, it breaks into pieces.
12. waste, liquid, solid, gaseous, or sludge waste material that is harmful to humans or ecosystems.
13. Individuals, Some of the individuals have managed to influence our thinking about the environment in the United States.
15. Awareness, 1960’s, several environmental disasters made headlines and helped raise public awareness.
17. waste minimization or prevention
19. Choices, Another environmental slogan you may have heard is “reduce, reuse, recycle.
20. organic material that has decomposed under controlled conditions to produce an organic-rich material.

1. is the process of recovering valuable or useful materials from waste or scrap. Recycling also refers to the process of reusing some items.
4. One of the most important decisions you may make is in the act of voting. The people we elect will make decisions that affect our environmental future.
6. is the condition in which human society can go on indefinitely.
9. Summit, on Sustainable Development – review 10-year progress of Agenda 21 and to consider several major treaties
11. plastic, is made by blending the sugars in plants with a special chemical agent to make plastics.
14. Impact Statement, (EIS) , most government agencies are required to file an EIS for any proposed project or policy that would have a significant effect on the environment.
16. of Energy, enforces Nation Energy Act
18. is a mixture of decomposing organic matter, such as manure and rotting plants, that is used as fertilizer and soil conditioner.
20. can be an effective way of handling biodegradable waste from businesses and homes.