A plan that expresses the purpose of an organisation, defines the outcomes and strategies for achieving that purpose and provides a framework for measuring the organisation's success.

A management tool to evaluate how well an organisation is performing environmentally.

Requirements referred to in legislation or instruments issued under legislation. An example of a statutory requirement is the fact that, pursuant to the pollution control legislation, certain activities must be licensed by the EPA and the conditions attached to any such licence must be complied with.

A naturally occurring mineral that on heat treatment expands to become an inert low density absorbent material: an ideal packaging material.

Environment protection licences

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A highly adsorbent form of carbon used to remove odours and toxic substances from gaseous emissions and to remove dissolved organic matter from wastewater.

Sludge that has been aerated and subjected to bacterial action; used to speed the breakdown of organic matter in raw sewage during secondary waste treatment.

The adhesion of molecules to the surfaces of solids or liquids with which they are in contact. Many chemicals adsorb to sediment particles and are transported by these particles.

Living, active, or occurring only in the presence of oxygen. For instance, soil micro-organisms that degrade sewage effluent from septic systems need oxygen in order to function.