Sustainability

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• a backlash a strong negative reaction by a large number of people
• to come under fire to be criticized strongly
• to operate under a veil of secrecy to work in a way that hides embarrassing information
• a pact a formal agreement between parties
• surplus more than what is needed or used; excess; extra; an oversupply
• an unethical act an action that is morally wrong
• the lion's share the largest part of something
• to take matter into your own hands to deal with a problem yourself because the people who should have dealt with it have failed to do so
• major supermarket chains A large self-service retail market that sells food and household goods.
• accusations a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong
• wasted used or expended carelessly or to no purpose
• suppliers a person or organization that provides something needed such as a product or service
• excessive more than is necessary, normal, or desirable
• impact have a strong effect on someone or something
• grocer a person who sells food and small household goods
• sit up and take notice pay attention; show signs of interest
• in response to as a reaction to something that has been said or done; an answer
• take notice pay attention; show signs of interest
• huge extremely large; enormous
• plastic waste the accumulation of plastic objects
• pledge solemn promise or commitment
• reuse use again or more than once
• recycle convert (waste) into reusable material
• compost decayed organic material used as a fertilizer for growing plants
• announcing make a formal public statement about a fact, occurrence, or intention
• eliminate completely remove or get rid of (something)
• donating give (money or goods) for a good cause, for example to a charity
• brand a type of product manufactured by a particular company under a particular name.
• estimate roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of
• access approach or enter
• exact figures correct in every detail numbers
• transparency the quality that makes something obvious or easy to understand the transparency of their motives
• redistribute distribute (something) differently or again, typically to achieve greater social equality
• environmentally friendly not harmful to the environment
• plastic-free A term that means that something is free from plastics
• container an object for holding or transporting something
• compostable (of organic matter, especially kitchen waste) able to be made into compost
• produce make or manufacture from components or raw materials
• farmer a person who owns or manages a farm
• on a daily basis refers to everyday life, to one's normal or usual behavior, activity, routine, or schedule
• retail the sale of goods to the public in relatively small quantities for use or consumption rather than for resale
• sustainable able to be maintained at a certain rate or level
• promise assure someone that one will definitely do something or that something will happen
• rid make someone or something free of (an unwanted person or thing)

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