Title: Unit 3 Glossary
Course: SUST 1013 Introduction to Sustainable Resource Management > Section: SUST 1013 Introduction to Sustainable Resource Management

Unit 3 Glossary

Terms

Term | Definitions
Compost | Organic material that has been decomposed and recycled as fertilizer and/or a soil amendment. The process of making compost is known as composting.
Food Scraps | Organic waste from food products.
Organics | Material derived from living things.
Waste Audit | A visual inspection of waste produced for a single source. The audit doesn’t categorize waste. The waste audit can yield general conclusions that can serve as the basis for further study.
Waste Sort | A process of categorizing waste from a certain source such a household, school, business, or industry by type, and by comparative volume in the full waste stream.