DEFINITION: The Waste Framework Directive made compliance with the waste hierarchy a mandatory requirement. The most important priority in the hierarchy is preventing waste. Businesses that import or ...

The Zero Waste International Alliance (ZWIA) adopted the first and only peer-reviewed and internationally accepted definition of Zero Waste on November 29, 2004. CU is among a growing number of ...

DEFINITION: Waste is considered hazardous if it is harmful to humans or the environment. Examples include: batteries, mineral oils, chemicals etc. Hazardous waste must be dealt with separately to ...