The Waste Management Hierarchy

The Waste Management Hierarchy is a framework that prioritizes how to handle waste effectively, focusing first on prevention and reduction. It encourages practices like minimizing waste creation and reusing items, followed by recycling materials and composting organic waste. If waste remains, proper treatment and disposal methods are used, such as incineration or landfilling, which are seen as the last options. This hierarchy aims to minimize environmental impact, conserve resources, and promote sustainability by encouraging behaviors that reduce waste generation and enhance recovery of materials.