What is the key concept for this section? Distinguish among waste management, waste reduction, and integrated waste management. Summarize the priorities that prominent scientists suggest we should use...

What is the key concept for this section? Distinguish among waste management, waste reduction, and integrated waste management. Summarize the priorities that prominent scientists suggest we should use for dealing with solid waste and compare them to actual practices in the United States. Distinguish among refusing, reducing, reusing, recycling, and composting. Why are the first three Rs preferred from an environmental standpoint? List six ways in which industries and communities can reduce resource use, waste, and pollution.