IB Digital Society 5.3B Managing Pollution and Waste Key Definitions

Datasets so large, fast-moving, and varied that ordinary tools cannot store or process them, usually described by the four Vs: volume, velocity, variety, and veracity.

An economic model that keeps materials in use as long as possible through repair, reuse, refurbishment, and recycling, in contrast to a linear make-use-dispose model.

Waste and garbage of electronic devices.

Reckless waste of substances that leads to negative environmental impacts.