Concerned with the relationship between climate and living organisms

Total amount of greenhouse gas emissions that an individual, group, product, or event emits either directly or indirectly to the environment

A generic statement often used to designate a product or process that has a reduced ecological footprint when compared to other products/processes

A lifestyle that consists of reducing an individual’s negative impact on the environment

Waste produced by the end consumer of a material. The waste produced did not lead to the production of another product

A resource that can be replenished at a rate equal to, or greater than, its rate of depletion

Process of recycling in such a way that the new products are of higher economic value

Ethical or ideological theory that an organization or individual has a responsibility to society. This responsibility can be “negative”, meaning there is a responsibility to refrain from acting or it can be “positive,” meaning there is a responsibility to act.

Process of turning a previously used item into a new product in an effort to reduce waste and reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Marketing scam which makes claims or implies the product or service is environmentally friendly

Electronic products near the end of their useful life

Recycling that creates new products that are of lesser economic value than the original product

Materials, chemicals and energy derived from renewable biological resources