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Climate change   change in global weather patterns: long-term alteration in global weather patterns, especially increases in temperature and storm activity, regarded as a potential consequence of the greenhouse effect  
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Ecological footprint   the amount of productive land appropriated on average by each person  
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Ecology   study of organisms and the environment  
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Economy   1.effectiveness: efficiency and conservation of effort in the operation or achievement of something  
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Environment   1.surrounding influences: all the external factors influencing the life and activities of people, plants, and animals  
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Incinerator   furnace: a furnace for destroying things by burning them, especially one used to burn waste  
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Landfill   1.area containing buried waste: a site where waste material has been buried  
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Luxury   1.great comfort: expensive high-quality surroundings, and the great comfort that they provide  
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Midden   1.dunghill: a pile of dung or refuse  
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Natural resources   1.naturally occurring exploitable material: a naturally occurring material, e.g. coal or wood, that can be exploited by people  
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Recycling   1.processing of waste for reuse: the processing of used or waste material so that it can be used again, instead of being wasted  
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Sustainability   of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged  
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