End-of-life Management
At the end of life, products are discarded as waste ; conventionally waste was perceived as a threat to public health and cleanliness. Its management thus focused on waste removal and disposal.
However, due to insufficient prevention and control waste disposal sites become major sources of pollutions resulting in a not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) syndrome
Sustainable waste management views waste as resources that should be used more efficiently by, for example, reducing, reusing, and recycling materials
Key concepts
NIMBY – Not In My Backyard
Waste Management Hierarchy
3Rs – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle