 | Hazardous waste is waste that must be handled properly to avoid damaging human health or the environment. Waste can be hazardous because it is toxic, reacts... 27 KB (2,999 words) - 18:23, 21 April 2024 |
 | 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 |
 | Chemical waste is any excess, unused, or unwanted chemical. Chemical waste may be classified as hazardous waste, non-hazardous waste, universal waste, or household... 21 KB (2,868 words) - 16:08, 26 April 2024 |
 | skin. The waste can contain chemicals, heavy metals, radiation, dangerous pathogens, or other toxins. Even households generate hazardous waste from items... 33 KB (4,089 words) - 00:55, 16 February 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 |
 | these charge a fee for depositing hazardous material. Lack of access to nearby facilities that accept hazardous waste may deter use. Additionally, ignorance... 39 KB (3,891 words) - 06:41, 3 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 |
 | guidelines for hazardous waste disposal. Municipal waste collectors often are exposed to amounts of hazardous waste because a degree of hazardous waste is permissible... 15 KB (1,438 words) - 14:43, 20 February 2024 |
| Wastes Directive. However, the list (and EWC) gives a broad definition (EWC Code 16 02 13*) of what is hazardous electronic waste, requiring "waste operators"... 152 KB (15,937 words) - 06:55, 18 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 |
 | of wastes that they produce is comparably large, consisting of sewage; wastewater from sinks, showers, and galleys (graywater); hazardous wastes; solid... 33 KB (4,209 words) - 07:34, 30 December 2023 |
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 |
| trash or general waste, and differs from other types of hazardous waste, such as chemical, radioactive, universal or industrial waste. Medical facilities... 32 KB (4,110 words) - 07:50, 14 January 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 |
| 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 |
 | burn pits. The plant generated large quantities of potentially hazardous wastes and hazardous substances, including solvents, oils, greases, explosives, radionuclides... 9 KB (838 words) - 00:05, 1 March 2024 |
 | waste electronic and electrical equipment was disposed of in the household (municipal) waste stream. Post the introduction of the Hazardous Waste Regulations... 17 KB (1,713 words) - 17:24, 9 March 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 |
| Under United States environmental policy, hazardous waste is a waste (usually a solid waste) that has the potential to: cause, or significantly contribute... 23 KB (2,665 words) - 01:49, 17 March 2023 |
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 |
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 |
| 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 |
 | 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 |
 | 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 |
 | waste-to-energy plants burn municipal solid waste, but some burn industrial waste or hazardous waste. A modern, properly run waste-to-energy plant sorts material before... 9 KB (1,182 words) - 07:29, 19 January 2024 |
 | treats, stores or disposes of hazardous waste must obtain a permit for doing so. Generators of and transporters of hazardous waste must meet specific requirements... 23 KB (6,419 words) - 17:24, 28 April 2024 |
 | Source reduction Sustainable sanitation Waste hierarchy Waste management Zero waste ."Waste-Hazardous Waste-Waste Minimisation". United States Environmental... 18 KB (2,266 words) - 12:35, 15 April 2024 |