The U.S. EPA plans to solicit feedback and tighten the language on its “waters of the United States” definition, which guides ...

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: 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 ...

DEFINITION: Non-hazardous waste material that cannot be re-used or recycled and needs to be sent to energy recovery or disposal. Residual waste includes materials produced by industrial, mining and ...