Specialist dictionary

Waste and circular economy

Waste prevention, recycling, reuse, recovery and circular resource systems.

Areas within Waste and circular economy

Climate science

Climate systems, change, impacts and responses.

5 words

Conservation

Protecting biodiversity, habitats and natural resources.

1 words

Climate change

Greenhouse gases, warming, climate impacts, mitigation, adaptation and climate science.

210 words

Environmental ecology

Ecosystems, habitats, biodiversity and ecological interactions in environmental science.

409 words

Pollution

Air, water and soil pollution, contaminants, emissions and environmental quality.

1.2k words

Conservation and biodiversity

Species protection, habitat conservation, restoration and biodiversity.

862 words

Sustainability

Sustainable development, resource use, circularity and long-term environmental stewardship.

55 words

Resources and energy

Natural resources, energy systems, resource efficiency and environmental impacts.

112 words

Environmental policy

Environmental regulation, governance, standards, targets and policy instruments.

70 words

Environmental health

Environmental exposures, hazards and effects on human and ecosystem health.

42 words

Waste and circular economy

Waste prevention, recycling, reuse, recovery and circular resource systems.

35 words

Atmosphere and climate

Atmospheric processes, greenhouse gases, climate forcing, climate impacts and adaptation.

196 words

Water and aquatic environments

Water quality, freshwater systems, marine environments and aquatic pollution.

1.2k words

Energy and decarbonisation

Energy sources, efficiency, renewable energy, emissions reduction and decarbonisation.

31 words

Land and soil

Soils, land degradation, land use, restoration and terrestrial environmental processes.

66 words

Core vocabulary

35 featured terms

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Billnoun

an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"

Biodegradableadjective

capable of being decomposed by e.g. bacteria; "a biodegradable detergent"

Broadsheetnoun

an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"

Broadsidenoun

an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"

Circularnoun

an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"

Economynoun

an act of economizing; reduction in cost; "it was a small economy to walk to work every day"; "there was a saving of 50 cents"

Electronicadjective

of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons; "electronic devic…

Fliernoun

an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"

Flyernoun

an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"

Handbillnoun

an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"

Hazardousadjective

involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a wild financial scheme"

Hierarchynoun

a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system; "put honesty first in her hierarchy of values"

Incinerationnoun

the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes

Landfillnoun

a low area that has been filled in

Recoverynoun

return to an original state; "the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid"

Recycleverb

use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes"

Recyclingnoun

used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products; "Every Monday, we put our recycling out on the curb for pick-up"

Reduceverb

lessen and make more modest; "reduce one's standard of living"

Reprocessverb

use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes"

Reuseverb

use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes"

Riskyadjective

involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a wild financial scheme"

Savingnoun

an act of economizing; reduction in cost; "it was a small economy to walk to work every day"; "there was a saving of 50 cents"

Thriftlessnessnoun

the trait of wasting resources; "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities"

Throwawaynoun

an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"

Wastenoun

the trait of wasting resources; "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities"

Wastefulnessnoun

the trait of wasting resources; "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities"

Wildadjective

involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a wild financial scheme"

Cremationnoun

the incineration of a dead body

Curtailmentnoun

the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable

Reclaimverb

reuse (materials from waste products)

Recoververb

reuse (materials from waste products)

Rehashverb

present or use over, with no or few changes

Retrenchmentnoun

the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable

Stuffernoun

an advertising circular that is enclosed with other material and (usually) sent by mail

Taxonomynoun

a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc