Solid Waste Management
Supervised handling of waste materials from their source through recovery processes to disposal.
Source: Terms of the Environment ...
Solid Waste: Defined in RCRA to include any garbage, refuse, sludge, and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous material, resulting from industrial, commercial, mining, ...
Municipal Solid Waste or MSW
Residential and commercial trash or garbage generated by a particular municipal area. These household or commercial wastes are in solid or semi-solid form and does not include hazardous waste.
solid waste - non-liquid, non gaseous category of waste from non-toxic household and commercial sources.
soot - a fine, sticky powder, comprised mostly of carbon, formed by the burning of fossil fuels.
Solid Waste
Non-liquid, non-soluble materials ranging from municipal garbage to industrial wastes that contain complex and sometimes hazardous substances.
Solid Waste Disposal: The final placement of refuse that is not salvaged or recycled.
Solid Waste Management: Supervised handling of waste materials from their source through recovery processes to disposal.
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT The handling of activities which provide for the collection, separation, storage, transport, transfer, processing, recycling, incineration, treatment and disposal of solid waste.
Solid waste
Non-hazardous, non-prescribed, solid waste materials ranging from municipal garbage to industrial waste.
Source separation ...
Solid Waste Management: related to storage, collection, transportation, treatment, utilization, processing, and final disposal of solid waste or resource recovery, and facilities necessary for such activities.
Solid waste management units (SWMUs)
Any unit at a hazardous waste facility from which hazardous chemicals might migrate, whether or not they were intended for waste management.
solid waste : As defined under RCRA, any solid, semi-solid, liquid, or contained gaseous materials discarded from industrial, commercial, mining, or agricultural operations, and from community activities.
Solid Waste
Any solid, semi-solid, liquid, or contained gaseous materials discarded from industrial, commercial, mining, or agricultural operations, and from community activities.
Solid waste composed of garbage and rubbish, which normally originates from houses.
Synonyms (english only)
domestic waste ...
Solid waste that has not been sorted into specific categories such as plastic, glass, yard trimmings, etc.)
Mixed Paper
Recovered paper not sorted into categories such as old magazines, old newspapers, old corrugated boxes, etc.
All solid waste emanating from business establishments such as stores, markets, office buildings, restaurants, shopping centers, and theaters.
Commercial Waste Management Facility ...
Other Solid Waste- Recyclable nonhazardous solid wastes, other than municipal solid waste, covered under Subtitle D of RARA.
Municipal Solid Waste Recycling
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency offers facts, figures and answers to frequently asked questions about the solid waste recycling process.
Compacting solid waste into blocks to reduce volume and simplify handling.
Ballistic Separator
A machine that sorts organic from inorganic matter for composting.
Municipal Solid Waste- Garbage or refuse that is generated by households, commercial establishments, industrial offices or lunchrooms and sludges not regulated as a residual or hazardous waste. This does not include source-separated recyclables.
rubbish Solid waste, excluding food waste and ashes, from homes, institutions, and work places.
ruderal A weed; an introduced plant species growing under disturbed conditions, in waste places or among rubbish.
hauler A solid waste collection company that offers complete refuse removal service; many also collect recyclables.
Solid Waste Solid products or materials disposed of in landfills, incinerated or composted. See also waste.
System A collection of operations that perform a desired function. ...
Repositories for solid waste, including landfills and combustors intended for permanent containment or destruction of waste materials. Excludes transfer stations and composting facilities.
Source: Terms of the Environment
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SPI-Council for Solid Waste Solutions
(202) 371-5320
Contact: Susan Vadney
Hoboken, NJ 07030 ...
Integrated Waste Management The complementary use of a variety of practices to handle solid waste safely and effectively. Techniques include source reduction, recycling, composting, combustion and landfilling.
Liquid and solid wastes carried in sewers.
sewer. An underground system of conduits (pipes and/or tunnels) that collect and transport wastewaters and/or runoff; gravity sewers carry free-flowing water and wastes; ...
medical waste Any solid waste generated in the diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of human beings or animals, in research pertaining thereto, or in the production or testing of biologicals, ...
landfill: disposal of solid waste by burying it between layers of dirt in low-lying ground or excavated holes.
Sludge A mixture of solid waste material and water. Sludges result from the concentration of contaminants in water and wastewater treatment processes. Typical wastewater sludges contain from 0.5 to 10 percent solid matter.
Rubbish: nonputrescible solid wastes (excluding ashes) consisting of either: (a) combustible wastes such as paper, cardboard, plastic containers, yard clippings and wood; or (b) noncombustible wastes such as cans, glass, and crockery.
waste activities = solid waste disposal on land, waste water handling, waste incineration, other
waste emissions = emissions from solid waste disposal on land, wastewater, waste incineration and any other waste management activity ...
"Point" sources of chemicals include industrial discharges, waste incinerators, sewage treatment plants, and solid waste disposal sites.
Waste-to-energy: The process of burning solid waste, landfill gas, tires, or other forms of waste to produce heat or electricity.
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landfill A facility in which solid waste from municipal or industrial sources is disposed.
operated under the legislative authority of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), and Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) that funds and carries out EPA solid waste ...
Septic Tank: An tank (usually kept underground) that is used to hold domestic wastes when a sewer line is not available to carry them to a treatment plant. It stores the solid waste until bacteria breaks it down and the relatively clean water is ...
Combined heat and power (CHP)
system designed to use the heat produced during the generation of electricity; can be coupled to the incineration of solid waste ...
as measured by the Kjeldahl Method.
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landfill Facility in which solid waste from municipal and/or
industrial sources is disposed; sanitary landfills are those ...
Environmental Coordinator - An associate who leads the hotels environmental committee and is responsible for developing an environmental green plan for energy, water, and solid waste use.
The most effective emission controls involve the redesign of the process so less waste is produced at the source. Common emission controls are wastewater treatment plants, stack scrubbers and in-plant, solid waste reduction programs.
Resources: Energy sources that do not use exhaustible fuels. Sources of renewable energy include water, wind, solar energy and geothermal energy, as well as some combustible materials, such as landfill gas, biomass, and municipal solid waste.
It registers and regulates pesticides, enforces laws covering outdoor air and drinking water quality and regulates the disposal of hazardous and solid wastes.
 See also: Waste, Water, Environment, Environmental, Air
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