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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municipal solid waste landfill (MSW)

Environment; Waste management

A landfill that has been permitted by a state regulatory agency to accept municipal solid waste. This type of landfilling must have properties and design features specific to this type of landfill ...

construction & demolition landfill (C&D)

Environment; Waste management

A landfill that has been permitted by a state regulatory agency to accept construction and demolition waste. This type of landfill must have properties and design features specific to this type of ...

stoker

Environment; Waste management

A grate system used to combust refuse in a controlled fashion.

dumpster

Environment; Waste management

A generic term use for front-load and rear-load containers.

methane gas plant

Environment; Waste management

A plant where methane gas (generated from decomposing solid waste) is collected and transported to a gas-processing facility at the landfill site. Once processed, the methane gas is sold directly to ...

container

Environment; Waste management

Any receptacle used to accumulate waste from residential, commercial and industrial sites. Containers vary in size and type according to the needs of the customer or restrictions of the community. ...

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

Environment; Waste management

RCRA is the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, which was enacted by Congress in 1976. RCRA's primary goals are to protect human health and the environment from the potential hazards of waste ...