Across
- 3. Containers used to collect recyclable materials
- 4. The act minimizing waste production
- 8. The act of reducing waste before it is created
- 9. A natural resource that is often wasted and can be conversed
- 11. Composting turns organic waste into this valuable product
- 13. type of waste that does not contain organic compounds
- 15. This type of waste is hazardous and requires special handling
- 16. The impact of human activites on the natural world
- 18. Waste composed of material other than plant or animal matter
- 19. Comes from either a plant or an animal
- 20. The process of collecting and treating waste
- 21. The term for the careful management of natural resources
Down
- 1. The goal of recycling programs to reduce waste in landfills
- 2. Waste that is decomposed by natural process
- 5. The greenhouse gas often produced from decomposing waste
- 6. The lifeblood of recycling programs, it includes plastics, materials, and glass
- 7. Organic matter used to enrich soil
- 10. The process of converting waste materials into reusable materials
- 12. A method of waste disposal that involves burning
- 14. The largest component of municipal solid waste
- 17. The term for illegal dumping of waste