🧩 Introduction to Waste Segregation

Learn what waste segregation means and why it matters

📘 Learning Content

What You'll Learn: • What waste segregation means • Why it matters for sustainability • How it connects to Net Zero and your daily life Key Ideas: • Waste Segregation = separating waste into categories so that each type can be properly treated or recycled. • When done correctly, it reduces landfill waste, saves energy, and keeps valuable materials in circulation. For example, WasteX Stream turns used cooking oil and food waste into biodiesel — but that's only possible if waste is properly separated at source!

💡 Key Ideas

• Waste Segregation = separating waste into categories so that each type can be properly treated or recycled.
• When done correctly, it reduces landfill waste, saves energy, and keeps valuable materials in circulation.
• For example, WasteX Stream turns used cooking oil and food waste into biodiesel — but that's only possible if waste is properly separated at source!

✨ Fun Fact

The average UK household produces over 400 kg of waste per year, but more than half of it can be reused or recycled if correctly segregated.

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