include municipal solid waste (household trash/refuse), hazardous waste, wastewater (such as sewage, which contains bodily wastes (feces and urine) and... 42 KB (6,364 words) - 14:29, 11 April 2024 |
waste may be solid, semi-solid or liquid in form. It may be hazardous waste (some types of which are toxic) or non-hazardous waste. Industrial waste may... 21 KB (2,313 words) - 10:10, 6 March 2024 |
Basel Convention (redirect from Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal) designed to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations, and specifically to prevent transfer of hazardous waste from developed to less developed... 22 KB (2,624 words) - 16:44, 10 April 2024 |
waste (C&D waste) Controlled waste Demolition waste Dog waste Domestic waste Electronic waste (e-waste) Food waste Green waste Grey water Hazardous waste... 2 KB (229 words) - 06:09, 6 April 2024 |
Dangerous goods (redirect from Hazardous materials labels) known as hazardous materials (syllabically abbreviated as HAZMAT or hazmat). An example for dangerous goods is hazardous waste which is waste that has... 26 KB (2,796 words) - 06:19, 21 March 2024 |
Household hazardous waste (HHW) was a term coined by Dave Galvin from Seattle, Washington in 1982 as part of the fulfillment of a US EPA grant. This new... 10 KB (1,037 words) - 01:20, 24 March 2024 |
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (redirect from Solid Waste Disposal Act) federal law in the United States governing the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste. Congress enacted RCRA to address the increasing problems the... 25 KB (2,403 words) - 17:30, 15 March 2024 |
mixed waste (MW) is a waste type defined as follows; "MW contains both hazardous waste (as defined by RCRA and its amendments) and radioactive waste (as... 2 KB (230 words) - 20:49, 17 July 2023 |
hazardous waste may itself be a hazardous waste, and if so, must be managed subject to hazardous waste management standards. Both used oil and waste oil... 6 KB (684 words) - 23:47, 27 November 2023 |
global waste trade is the international trade of waste between countries for further treatment, disposal, or recycling. Toxic or hazardous wastes are often... 42 KB (5,189 words) - 17:57, 18 April 2024 |
Love Canal (category Waste disposal incidents in the United States) effectively ended what provision of security and maintenance for the hazardous waste had existed before and placed all responsibility in clearly unqualified... 78 KB (8,590 words) - 06:25, 28 April 2024 |
Landfill (redirect from Waste dump) for non-hazardous waste meet predefined specifications by applying techniques to: confine waste to as small an area as possible compact waste to reduce... 28 KB (3,072 words) - 14:34, 25 April 2024 |
Household waste HWOL HazWasteOnline (web-based tool for assessing and classifying hazardous waste) HWR Hazardous Waste Regulations HWRA Household Waste Recycling... 27 KB (2,946 words) - 17:41, 19 August 2023 |
Composite wastes: waste clothing, Tetra Pack food and drink cartons, waste plastics such as toys and plastic garden furniture Hazardous waste including... 17 KB (1,789 words) - 09:17, 22 April 2024 |
Waste management or waste disposal includes the processes and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal. This includes... 72 KB (10,322 words) - 23:13, 27 April 2024 |
Incineration (redirect from Waste incineration) treatment of certain waste types in niche areas such as clinical wastes and certain hazardous wastes where pathogens and toxins can be destroyed by high temperatures... 87 KB (9,713 words) - 07:18, 28 April 2024 |
Waste management laws govern the transport, treatment, storage, and disposal of all manner of waste, including municipal solid waste, hazardous waste... 11 KB (1,541 words) - 01:34, 22 February 2024 |