He rārangi kupu e pā ana ki te para me te tiaki taiao, tae atu ki ngā kaupapa whakaiti, whakakore i te para, e ora tonu ai a Papatūānuku, a Ranginui, me ō rāua taiao katoa.
A list of words relating to environmental care and waste, including reducing and eliminating waste in order to care for all of the environments of Papatūānuku and Ranginui.
aerobic (takenga mai: ā – after the manner of; hāora – oxygen)
arsenic (takenga mai: He kupu mino) (kupu kē atu: ahineke)
climate (takenga mai: āhua – form, appearance, character; rangi – sky, heavens, upper regions)
climate change
āhuarangi hurihuri pūtangata Tūingoa
anthropogenic climate change, human caused climate change (takenga mai: pū - cause, origin; tangata - people)
ethical aspect
chemical property
mining industry (kupu kē atu: ahumahi huke rawa)
green culture
permaculture (takenga mai: ahu [ahuwhenua, ahumāra] - agriculture, horticulture; toitū - sustainable)
environmental disaster
wastewater drain field, septic drain field (takenga mai: āpure - patch, circumscribed area; papī - to ooze, seep) (kupu kē atu: āpure waipara)
consumer responsibility
chemical structure
sustainable product (kupu kē atu: hautaonga toitū)
hangahou ~tia Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti, Tūāhua
repurpose (takenga mai: hanga [hangarua] - recycle; hou - new, fresh)
hangararo ~tia Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti, Tūāhua
downcycle (takenga mai: hanga [hangarua] - recycle; raro - down)
sustainable technology
hangarewa ~tia Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti, Tūāhua
upcycle (takenga mai: hanga [hangarua] - recycle; rewa - to be elevated, high up)
hangarua ~tia Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti, Tūāhua
recycle (takenga mai: hanga – make, build, fashion; rua – two)
non-recyclable
non–recyclable
anaerobic
ozone, trioxide (tohu: O3) (kupu kē atu: ōkai-toru [kupu mino], pekerangi)
carbon dioxide (tohu: CO2)
liquid petroleum gas (whakapotonga: LPG) (takenga mai: hau [haurehu] – gas; ī – ferment)
carbon monoxide (tohu: CO) (takenga mai: hau [haurehu] – gas; kino – bad) (kupu kē atu: waro hāora-tahi, kāpona ōkai-tahi [kupu mino])
ethical investment, responsible investment
gas (takenga mai: hau – wind, air; rehu – haze, mist, spray, fine dust)
greenhouse gas (takenga mai: haurehu – gas; kati – close in, barrier, trap; mahana – warm)
biogas
flammable gas (kupu kē atu: haumura)
green product, green goods
ethical product
eco-product
sustainable product (kupu kē atu: hanga toitū)
oil
(cooking) oil
crude oil
biodiesel
sheet metal, metal sheet (takenga mai: hīti [kupu mino] - sheet; maitai - metal)
green architecture
climate justice (takenga mai: hua - outcome, result; tika - correct, just) (kupu kē atu: tika āhuarangi)
carbon cycle
product cycle, product life cycle
e-waste (takenga mai: ī - he rite te whakahua ki te pū Ingarihi nei, te 'e' mō te electronic; para - waste) (kupu kē atu: para tāhiko)
organic food (takenga mai: kai - food; tipu - to grow; māori - natural) (kupu kē atu: kai parakore)
environmental exploitation
environmental racism
guardianship, stewardship
kaitiakitanga hautaonga Tūingoa
product stewardship
decomposer
fibreglass (takenga mai: kaka – fibre; kōata – glass)
kākahu ~ria Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
clothe, clothing, garment (kupu kē atu: kahu, kaka, pūeru, weru)
glass (kupu kē atu: kōata, karaehe)
water table (takenga mai: kārewa - surface [of water]; wainuku - groundwater)
greenhouse effect (takenga mai: kati - close in, barrier, trap; mahana - warm)
green scheme
environmental policy
sewage sludge
plastic (takenga mai: kiri - skin; hou - new)
Plastic No.6, PS-E Polystyrene (Expanded Styrene) (kupu kē atu: kirihou-6)
thermoplastic (takenga mai: kirihou - plastic; rewa - to melt; rau - many)
Plastic No.1, PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate)
Plastic No.2, HDPE (High Density Polyethylene)
Plastic No. 3, PVC Polyvinyl Chloride
Plastic No. 4, LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene)
Plastic No. 5, PP (Polypropylene)
Plastic No. 6, PS-E Polystyrene (Expanded Styrene) (kupu kē atu: kirihou kōmāmā)
Plastic No. 7, plastic e.g. (SAN, ABS, PC, Nylon)
glass (takenga mai: kōata [kōataata] - transparent) (kupu kē atu: karāhe)
frosted glass
transparent (kupu kē atu: pūataata)
metal (takenga mai: konga [kongakonga] - fragment, chip; nuku - the Earth) (kupu kē atu: maitai, mētara [kupu mino])
non-ferrous metal
heavy metal
ferrous metal
copper (tohu: Cu) (takenga mai: konu [konganuku] - metal; kura - red ochre) (kupu kē atu: kapa [kupu mino])
lead (tohu: Pb) (takenga mai: konu [konganuku] – metal; matā – lead, bullet) (kupu kē atu: rēti [kupu mino])
aluminium (tohu: Al) (takenga mai: konu [konganuku] - metal; mohe - soft) (kupu kē atu: aruminiama [kupu mino])
fuel
synthetic fuel
biofuel
fuel oil
fossil fuel (takenga mai: kora - fuel; nehe - ancient times)
septic tank, sewage tank
brass (takenga mai: kura [konukura] – copper; tea [konutea] – zinc)
global warming
mahere whakahaere para Tūingoa
waste management plan (kupu kē atu: mahere para)
mahi rorohiko tautaiao Tūingoa
clean computing, eco-friendly computing, environmentally friendly computing (takenga mai: tau - befitting, calm, settled; tau [tautiaki] - to care for; taiao - environment)
mahinga tukutahi Tūingoa, Tūāhua
single use
maina ~hia Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
mine, mining (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
seabed mining
open-cast mining, open-pit mining
underground mining (takenga mai: rō [roto] - inside; nuku - earth)
placer mining (takenga mai: takere - riverbed, channel)
leach mining, in-situ mining, in-situ leaching, in-situ recovery
steel
steel, metal
stainless steel (takenga mai: maitai - steel; waikura - rust)
mild steel (takenga mai: maitai - steel; waro - carbon; iti - small)
carbon steel (takenga mai: maitai - steel; waro - carbon; nui - big)
chlorofluorocarbon (whakapotonga: CFC) (takenga mai: mā [haumāota] – chlorine; kō [haukōwhai] – fluorine; waro – carbon)
consumer power
chemistry (takenga mai: mātai – inspect, examine; matū – matter, chemical)
biochemistry
organic chemistry
ethics, ethical, moral, morality (takenga mai: matatika - right, straight)
bioethics (takenga mai: matatika – right, straight; koiora – biology)
ethical dilemma, moral dilemma
aquifer (takenga mai: mātā [mātāpuna] - source; wainuku - groundwater)
confined aquifer (takenga mai: mātā [mātāpuna] - source; wainuku - groundwater; hamaruru - to shut in, confine, restrict)
confined aquifer (takenga mai: mātā [mātāpuna] - source; wainuku - groundwater; hamaruru - to shut in, confine, restrict)
unconfined aquifer (takenga mai: mātā [mātāpuna] - source; wainuku - groundwater; tūraha - to be open, not confined)
matter, chemical, substance, material (takenga mai: matū – gist, kernel of a matter)
synthetic material
biochemical
urea (kupu kē atu: tiomimi)
poisonous substance (kupu kē atu: matū paitini)
organic matter
inorganic matter
toxic substance, contaminant
metal (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: konganuku)
ethical living
nukakāriki Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
greenwash, greenwashing (takenga mai: nuka - to decieve, dupe, mislead; kāriki - green)
wasteful, extravagant (kupu kē atu: tōtōā)
circular economy
contaminated soil (takenga mai: one - soil; hawa [tāhawahawa] - to contaminate)
soil well-being, soil health
environmental well-being
ethical standard, moral standard
worm farm, vermiculture (kupu kē atu: pāmu toke)
pāmu tautaiao Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
eco-farm, eco-farming
pāmu toitū Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
sustainable farm, sustainable farming
plate metal (takenga mai: papa - surface, anything broad, flat and hard)
fabric, material, cloth, textile (takenga mai: papanga rua - two-fold, of fabric)
ozone layer
waste hierarchy (takenga mai: paparanga - layer)
environmental impact
biomass
waste, rubbish, refuse, trash
industrial waste
agricultural waste
construction waste
gaseous waste
gaseous waste
radioactive waste
food waste
domestic waste, household waste
putrescible waste (takenga mai: kerakera - putrid, foul)
Zero Waste
mining waste, tailings
chemical waste
hazardous waste
special waste
flammable waste
surgical waste, medical waste (takenga mai: poka - operation [medical], surgery)
electronic waste, e-waste (kupu kē atu: ī-para)
packaging waste
toxic waste
commercial waste, trade waste
green waste
garden waste, plant waste, green waste (kupu kē atu: para māra)
solid waste
trade waste (kupu kē atu: para tauhokohoko)
liquid waste
parahanga ~tia Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti, Tūāhua
pollute, pollution, polluted (takenga mai: parahanga - rubbish, litter) (kupu kē atu: whakapoke)
light pollution
air pollution
noise pollution (takenga mai: haunene - noisy)
soil pollution
parahanga takenga whāiti Tūingoa
point source pollution (takenga mai: takenga - origin, source; whāiti - narrow, compact)
parahanga takenga whārahi Tūingoa
non-point source pollution (takenga mai: takenga - origin, source; whārahi - broad, wide, extensive)
water pollution
sewage
sewage, sewerage
pollutant (kupu kē atu: para takakino)
natural pollutant
vermicast (kupu kē atu: tūtae noke)
organic waste
inorganic waste
sediment, sedimentary (takenga mai: para – sediment, impurity, waste; taiao – environment) (kupu kē atu: parakiwai, waipara)
ozone (tohu: O3) (kupu kē atu: hāora-toru, ōkai-toru [kupu mino])
recycled paper
cardboard
popo Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
decompose (takenga mai: popo – rotten, decayed, worm eaten)
biodegradable, decay (takenga mai: pōpopo – rotten, decayed, worm-eaten)
non-biodegradable
porowhiu ~a Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
dispose of, disposable (kupu kē atu: ākiri)
clothing, garment, fashion (kupu kē atu: kahu, kaka, kākahu)
ethical fashion, ethical clothing
battery (takenga mai: pū – origin, source; hiko – electricity)
smart battery
lithium battery
pūhiko konukōhatu whai katote Tūingoa
lithium ion battery, Li-ion battery
pūhiko konukōreko hauwai Tūingoa
nickel hydride battery, NiMH battery
pūhiko konukōreko pūmā Tūingoa
nickel cadmium battery, NiCad battery
dry battery
pūhiko waikawa konumatā Tūingoa
lead acid battery
motor, engine (takenga mai: pū – source, origin; kaha – strength)
electric motor
petrol motor
conservation of energy
deep aquifer, artesian bore
green energy
light bulb, lamp (tohu: 
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neon bulb
halogen bulb (takenga mai: pūrama – light bulb; kōnakonako – dazzling light, glare)
fluorescent bulb (takenga mai: pūrama – light bulb; kōrekoreko – dazzle)
incandescent bulb
LED (light emitting diode)
electrical device, appliance
cooking appliance
pulp
virgin pulp
carbon sink (takenga mai: putunga - heap, stack, storage; waro - carbon)
concrete (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
treated timber, preserved timber (takenga mai: whakauka - to preserve, to be lasting)
wastewater service
sustainable capacity, carrying capacity
aluminium foil (takenga mai: rau - leaf; rau [rautao] - leaves for wrapping food in a hāngi; konu [konumohe] - aluminium)
recycled material
raw material
sustainable material, sustainable resource
renewable resource
climate refugee
iron (metal)
corrugated iron (takenga mai: kōwakawaka - grooved, fluted)
ethical practice (takenga mai: ritenga - customary practice, habit, the normal way of doing things)
landfill, rubbish dump
cross-contamination (takenga mai: tāhawahawa - to contaminate; whitiwhiti - to transfer, exchange, swap)
tāhawa, tāhawahawa ~tia Tūingoa, Tūāhua, Tūmahi Whiti
contaminate, contamination (takenga mai: tāhawahawa - contaminate with something tapu)
environment
built environment
natural environment
marine environment
aquatic environment
dioxin (takenga mai: oke [tāoke] - toxic; taioke - he kupu mino)
climate crisis
environmental crisis
tākai ~tia Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
packaging, wrapping
sustainable packaging
carbon tax
sustainable source
tāoke ~tia Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti, Tūāhua
toxic (takenga mai: tā – prefix having causative force; oke – ill, ailing)
eco-product (takenga mai: taonga - property, goods, object; tau - befitting, calm, settled; taiao - environment; tautaiao - environmentally friendly)
carbon footprint
recyclable (takenga mai: tau - be possible; hangarua - recycle)
ethical trade, fair trade
taumanu kai Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
food recovery, food rescue (takenga mai: taumanu - take possession of, repossess, reclaim) (kupu kē atu: pena kai)
taumanu para Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
waste recovery (takenga mai: taumanu - to take possession of, repossess, reclaim)
taumanu pūngao Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
energy recovery (takenga mai: taumanu - to take possession of, repossess, reclaim) (kupu kē atu: unu pūngao)
taumanu rawa Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
resource recovery (takenga mai: taumanu - to take possession of, repossess, reclaim)
recycling centre, recycling depot, resource recovery centre
recycling centre (takenga mai: taupuni – place of assignation; hangarua – recycle)
refuse station, transfer station
taupuni whakatika parakaingaki Tūingoa
sewage treatment station, sewage treatment facility
taupuni whakatika waipara Tūingoa
wastewater treatment station (takenga mai: taupuni - station; whakatika - to rectify, correct; wai - water; para - waste)
taupuni whakawhiti para Tūingoa
transfer station (kupu kē atu: taupuni para)
eco~, environmentally friendly (takenga mai: tau [tautoko] - to support; tau – befitting, calm, settled; taiao – environment)
ethical controversy, moral controversy
environmental controversy
metal rod, metal bar (takenga mai: tia - peg, stake; konganuku - metal) (kupu kē atu: tia maitai)
ethical convention
toxic residue
detritus (takenga mai: toenga - left overs; whakapopo - cause to rot or decay)
toitū ~tanga Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro, Tūāhua
sustainable, sustainability
food sustainability
ore (takenga mai: toka – stone, rock; huke – dig up, expose by removing earth)
iron ore
biosolid
green infrastructure
wastewater infrastructure
sustainable process
Close the Loop, sustainable process (takenga mai: tukanga – process; toitū – sustainable)
environmental abuse
tukurau ~tia ~tanga Tūmahi Whiti, Tūāhua
multiple reuse
tukurua ~tia ~tanga Tūmahi Whiti, Tūāhua
reuse (kupu kē atu: whakamahi anō)
low carbon emission (takenga mai: tuku - to release; waro - carbon; iti - small, little)
carbon-zero, carbon neutral (takenga mai: tuku - to release; waro - carbon; kore - zero, nil)
enclosed incineration (takenga mai: tūmata - to burn, incinerate; kōpani - enclosed)
environmental risk
polymer (takenga mai: wae – unit; rau –multitude, number)
contaminated water (takenga mai: hawa [tāhawahawa] - to contaminate)
leachate (takenga mai: pākeka – land that has been exhausted by cultivation) (kupu kē atu: wai papī)
groundwater (takenga mai: wai - water; nuku - earth)
wastewater (takenga mai: wai - water; para - sediment, waste)
compost (takenga mai: wairākau – manure)
carbon, coal
carbon dioxide (tohu: CO2) (kupu kē atu: hauhā, kāpona ōkai-rua [kupu mino])
carbon monoxide (tohu: CO) (kupu kē atu: haukino, kāpona ōkai-tahi [kupu mino])
organic (containing carbon) (takenga mai: whai - to have, possess; waro - carbon)
whakaiti para Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
waste reduction, waste minimisation
environmental protection, environmental safeguard
sustainable production
whakapeto ~hia ~nga Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti
consume, consumption, consumerism
hydraulic fracturing, fracking (takenga mai: whaka - causative prefix; piere - crack, fissure; waipēhi - hydraulic)
whakapoke ~a ~nga Tūingoa, Tūāhua, Tūmahi Whiti
despoil, pollute, defile, pollution
green production
ethical production
chemical treatment (e.g. of sewage)
whakatika parakaingaki Tūingoa
sewage treatment
wastewater treatment
sustainable development
soil conservation (takenga mai: whāomo [whāomoomo] – conservation; oneone – soil)
water conservation (takenga mai: whāomo [whāomoomo] – conservation; wai – water)
whāomoomo ~tia ~tanga Tūingoa, Tūmahi Whiti, Tūāhua
conserve, conservation (takenga mai: whāomoomo - to conserve, husband, use sparingly) (kupu kē atu: whakauka)
green house, green home
eco-house
whiu para Tūingoa, Tūmahi Poro
waste disposal