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Garbage: Glossary
A
- accumulation
- a collection, gathering or buildup
B
- bacteria
- microscopic living thing
- biodegradable
- anything that will decompose
C
- charities
- groups that collect food, clothing or other to give to the needy
- chemicals
- a substance with a specific molecular structure - used in chemistry
- compost
- decomposing plant-life used for fertilizer
D
- decade
- 10 years
- decay
- to decompose or rot
- decomposers
- animals or other organisms which aid the decay process
- degrade
- to wear down
- density
- matter that is packed tightly is said to have greater density than matter that is loosely structured
- dismantle
- take apart
F
- fungus
- mold, mushrooms, and yeast are types of fungus
H
- hazardous waste
- garbage that may be harmful to the environment
- humus
- soil
I
- insecticide
- poison used to kill insects
L
- landfill
- place where garbage is buried under the surface of the soil - also called sanitary landfill
M
- medication
- drugs used to treat or cure disease
- minerals
- basic raw materials of the earth; rocks
N
- non-biodegradable
- won't decompose or will take thousands of years to do so
O
- organism
- anything living
P
- poisonous
- toxic; able to kill organisms
R
- receptacles
- containers
- recycle
- reuse or remake into new
- repurposing
- use for a purpose other than the original design
S
- saliva
- another word for spit
- sewage treatment plant
- a facility where raw sewage is made into usable product and harmful components are removed or neutralized
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