Environment
the air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and plants live:
the conditions that you live or work in and the way that they influence how you feel or how effectively you …
Sustainability
the quality of being able to continue over a period of time:
the quality of causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time:
Fewer examples
Sustainable
able to continue over a period of time:
ENVIRONMENT specialized
causing, or made in a way that causes, little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time:
Fewer examples:
- It would not be sustainable in the long term.
- The restructuring is key to any sustainable recovery.
- We must improve the built environment through sustainable design and greener buildings.
- Developing environmentally sustainable products and services requires significant research.
Development
the process in which someone or something grows or changes and becomes …
Development Environment
Recycling
the process of collecting and changing old paper, glass, plastic, etc. so that it can be used again:
materials such as paper, glass, and plastic that you collect to be recycled:
Fewer examples:
- The local council have just set up a committee to study recycling.
- Shall I take the empty bottles for recycling?
- We take all our aluminium cans for recycling.
- What’s the company’s position on recycling?
- The supermarket has installed recycling bins for old newspapers, bottles and cans.
Reduce
an expression used to encourage people to waste less, by using less and using things again, in order to protect the environment
Reuse
to use something again:
- There are huge ecological advantages in reusing waste water.
- We have a policy to encourage reuse and recycling in all our corporate buildings.
- All our packaging is safe for reuse.
Waste
unwanted matter or material of any type, especially what is left after useful substances or parts have been removed:
Donate
to give something of value such as money or goods to help a person or organization such as a charity:
Disposable
A disposable product is intended to be thrown away after use:
Compostable
Something that is compostable can be used as compost when it decays:
- compostable garden waste
Compost
decaying plant material that is added to soil to improve its quality
Composting
the act of collecting and storing plant material so it can decay and be added to soil to improve its quality:
Renewable
Renewable forms of energy can be produced as quickly as they are used:
- renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power
If an official document is renewable, its use can be continued for an extra period of time:
- a renewable passport/contract
Biodiversity
the number and types of plants and animals that exist in a particular area or in the world generally, or the problem of protecting this:
Abiotic
relating to things in the environment that are not living
Biotic
involving, caused by, or relating to living things in the environment:
Socioeconomic
involving both social and economic matters:
Biodegradable
able to decay naturally and in a way that is not harmful:
Climate
the general weather conditions usually found in a particular place:
a hot/dry/harsh climate
Forest
a large area of land covered with trees and plants, usually larger than a wood, or the trees and plants themselves:
Ecosystem
all the living things in an area and the way they affect each other and the environment:
Weather
the conditions in the air above the earth such as wind, rain, or temperature, especially at a particular time over a particular area: