Waste management

Waste management

The systematic process of trash/waste collection, transport, recycling, disposal and monitoring in an environmentally safe manner.

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tipping fee

Environment; Waste management

A fee paid by anyone disposing of waste at a landfill. (also see Disposal Fee)

drop-off box or center

Environment; Waste management

Sectioned containers where individuals and businesses can put recyclable material or containers used for waste collection where individual service is not available.

special waste

Environment; Waste management

Any waste that requires special handling. Special waste is non-hazardous waste generally from an industrial generator and must be profiled to ensure that it does not contain elevated levels of ...

residential customers

Environment; Waste management

A segment of the collection business that is made up of single and multi-family dwellings.

wheelabrator (WTI)

Environment; Waste management

The WM waste-to-energy facilities are part of Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc. These facilities consist of large incinerator-type operations where trash is incinerated (burned). The heat from this ...

transfer station

Environment; Waste management

A facility that consists of a large pad where residential and commercial collection vehicles empty the contents of their trucks. Other machinery (e.g. bulldozers) is then used to push the garbage ...