Waste Stream: The total flow of solid waste from homes, businesses, institutions, and manufacturing plants that are recycled, burned, or disposed of in landfills, ...
waste stream - overall waste disposal cycle for a given population.
waterborne contaminants - unhealthy chemicals, microorganisms (like bacteria) or radiation, found in tap water.
WASTE STREAM The flow of waste material from generation to disposal.
WASTE TO ENERGY INCINERATION An alternative process to reduction or recovery of recyclable materials which are not currently economical.
Waste stream
A classification used to describe waste materials that are either of a particular type (e.g. 'timber waste stream') or produced a particular source (e.g. 'C&I waste stream').
Waste treatment ...
Waste Stream: the total waste generated by all contributors (households, industry, government) in a particular area (city, county, state).
by cognizant authorities and with which 80% or more people exposed do not express dissatisfaction Industrial Source Reduction - Practices that reduce the amount of any hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant entering any waste stream or ...
Magnetic Separation Use of magnets to separate ferrous materials from mixed municipal waste stream.Maintained Engineered Cover Vegetated cover, usually made of compacted clean soil placed over a hazardous waste source at its closure.
Waste Stream
Waste Treatment Lagoon
Waste Treatment Plant
Waste Treatment Stream
Waste-Heat Recovery
Waste-to-Energy Facility/Municipal-Waste Combustor
Wastewater
Wastewater Infrastructure
Wastewater Operations and Maintenance ...
programs in which industrial, or commercial or "partners" join with EPA in promoting activities that conserve energy, conserve and protect water supply, reduce emissions or find ways of utilizing them as energy resources, and reduce the waste stream.
In contrast, songs downloaded from the Internet consume only hard drive space, and don't contribute directly to the waste stream. To get rid of downloaded music, one need only drag it to the trash symbol on the desktop.
Industrial Source Reduction - Practices that reduce the amount of any hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant entering any waste stream or otherwise released into the environment.
Recycling refers to collecting a resource, usually from a waste stream, and reprocessing a resource so it can be used again.
A term used to describe sludge that contains microorganisms that break down organic contaminants (e.g., benzene) in liquid waste streams to simpler substances such as water and carbon dioxide.
Restoration of materials found in the waste stream to a beneficial use which may be for purposes other than the original use.
Definition source
US EPA.
Source Reduction- Reducing the amount of materials entering the waste stream from a specific source by redesigning products or patterns of production or consumption (e.g., using returnable beverage containers). Synonymous with waste reduction.
Hazardous waste
waste that originates from a specified waste stream or has hazardous properties or contains hazardous substances as defined in the Hazardous Waste Directive ...
Use of mechanical energy to inject air into water to cause a waste stream to absorb oxygen.
Mechanical flotation
A term used in the mineral industry to describe the use of dispersed air to produce bubbles that measure 0.2 to 2 mm in diameter.
Recycled- A term used to describe material that has been separated from the waste stream, reprocessed into a new product (often taking the place of virgin material), and then bought back by the consumer as new item.
reclamation Restoration of materials found in the waste stream to a beneficial use which may be for purposes other than the original use.
Mechanical aeration: Use of mechanical energy to inject air into water to cause a waste stream to absorb oxygen.
Recycling: Taking a product or material at the end of its useful life and turning it into a usable raw material in order to make another product, thus diverting it from the waste stream or from ending up in a landfill (see landfill definition).
A treatment, storage, disposal, or transfer facility which accepts waste from a variety of sources, as compared to a private facility which normally manages a limited waste stream generated by its own operations.
Commingled Recyclables ...
Practices that reduce the amount of any hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant entering any waste stream or otherwise released into the environment. Also reduces the threat to public health and the environment associated with such releases.
 See also: Waste, Water, Air, Environment, Organic
  
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