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Green Glossary

Index

MSDS

Material safety data sheet. A sheet on which data related to the properties of a chemical substance is entered and which is used to evaluate the safety and hazardousness of that substance.

Mass balance

Input and output values used to understand actual conditions in order to further clarify the relationship between business operations and environmental impact.

Material recycling

The collection of used products and their reuse as raw materials.
 → Recycle

Mobile

Using a network connection to transmit and receive information via mobile phones, laptops, and other communication devices.

Mobile office

The ability to perform work from any location through an in-house linkage via mobile communications devices (mobile phones, information terminals, laptops, and other mobile devices).

Modal shift

The change from long-distance transport via trucks to ferries and rail, which emit little CO₂.

Municipal waste material

This means all waste material other than industrial waste material (and industrial waste material subject to special control). This mainly includes domestic waste such as garbage, bulky trash, wastewater, and sewage.

Municipal waste material subject to special control