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Underutilized wastes
Visualization of narrower problems
Nature
Many countries produce large quantities of agricultural and industrial wastes as well as growing quantities of consumer wastes, none of which are adequately utilized.
Broader
Excess
Inefficient use of resources
Waste of non-renewable resources
Insufficient use of natural resources
Inefficiency of state-controlled enterprises
Undeveloped channels for commercial initiative
Narrower
Waste paper
Food wastage
Underutilized agricultural wastes
Insufficient recycling of materials
Methane gas emissions from landfill sites
Aggravates
Pollutants
Scarcity of newsprint
Shortage of natural resources
Aggravated by
Wasteful industries
Strategy(ies)
Generating electricity from organic wastes
Extending producer responsibility
Developing new recycling technologies
Designing products for recyclability
Maximizing waste reuse
Producing biofuels
Recycling materials
Value(s)
Underuse
Unused
Wastage
Type
(D) Detailed problems