List of waste management concepts

3R Concepts Waste Disposal Hierarchy Reduce Reuse Recycle Dematerialization Downcycling Dumpster diving Ecodesign Ethical consumerism Freeganism Extended producer responsibility Industrial ecology Industrial metabolism Material flow analysis Product stewardship Recycling (ecological) Simple living Upcycling Zero waste

Recyclable materials Plastic Aluminium Glass Motor oil Paper Textiles Timber Scrap Paint

This is a list of waste management concepts.

• Best practicable environmental option
• Extended producer responsibility
• Muda (Japanese term)
• Pay as you throw
• Polluter pays principle
• Precautionary principle
• Product stewardship
• Proximity principle
• Resource recovery
• Waste hierarchy
  • Reduce
  • Reuse
  • Recycle
• Zero waste

See also

• List of waste management acronyms
• List of waste management topics
• Sustainability