• The following article contains a list of acronyms and initials used in the waste management industry. Contents:  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S...
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    Waste management or waste disposal includes the processes and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal. This includes...
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    Waste collection is a part of the process of waste management. It is the transfer of solid waste from the point of use and disposal to the point of treatment...
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    Global waste trade Human waste List of waste management acronyms Litter Midden Recycling Scrap Waste Atlas Waste by country Waste collection Waste converter...
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  • Waste Management is the third and final English language (sixth overall) studio album by Russian recording group t.A.T.u. released in Russia on 15 December...
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    Waste-to-energy (WtE) or energy-from-waste (EfW) is the process of generating energy in the form of electricity and/or heat from the primary treatment...
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    estimated at $6.6B as of 2019. As of 2016, the top 75 were headed by Sims Municipal Recycling out of Brooklyn, New York. Waste Management operated 95 MRF facilities...
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    Zero waste, or waste minimization, is a set of principles focused on waste prevention that encourages redesigning resource life cycles so that all products...
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    Radioactive waste is a type of hazardous waste that contains radioactive material. Radioactive waste is a result of many activities, including nuclear...
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    waste minimisation as a primary focus for most waste management strategies. Proper waste treatment and disposal can require a significant amount of time...
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    Part of this human error can lead to illegal dumping and illegal transportation volume of waste from a jobsite. Most guidelines on C&D waste management follows...
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  • Agricultural waste are plant residues from agriculture. These waste streams originate from arable land and horticulture. Agricultural waste are all parts of crops...
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  • Environmental full-cost accounting (category Waste management concepts)
    include waste collection, operation of transfer stations, transport to waste management facilities, waste processing and disposal, and sale of byproducts...
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    Recycling (redirect from Recycling of waste)
    the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects. This concept often includes the recovery of energy from waste materials. The...
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    the world"; approximately 2 million tons of e-waste are generated annually and an undisclosed amount of e-waste is imported from other countries around...
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    Waste management in Australia started to be implemented as a modern system by the second half of the 19th century, with its progresses driven by technological...
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    Electronic waste (or e-waste) describes discarded electrical or electronic devices. It is also commonly known as waste electrical and electronic equipment...
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    collect the totality of wastes generated by their inhabitants. Despite spending 30–50% of operation budgets on waste management, developing world cities...
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    Product stewardship (category Waste management concepts)
    the different terms used. While both concepts bring the onus of waste management for end-of-life products from the government to the manufacturers, Product...
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    Electronic waste recycling, electronics recycling, or e-waste recycling is the disassembly and separation of components and raw materials of waste electronics;...
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  • List of waste management acronyms List of waste management companies List of waste management concepts List of waste types List of waste water treatment...
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  • Resource recovery (category Waste management concepts)
    examples of where value can be found in waste. Resource recovery goes further than just the management of waste. Resource recovery is part of a circular...
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    Wastewater (redirect from Waste water)
    Wastewater (or waste water) is water generated after the use of freshwater, raw water, drinking water or saline water in a variety of deliberate applications...
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  • First Mile (category Waste management companies of the United Kingdom)
    environmental and waste management business based in London. It works with businesses to reduce their climate impact through services such as waste, recycling...
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    High-level radioactive waste management addresses the handling of radioactive materials generated from nuclear power production and nuclear weapons manufacture...
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    Tire recycling (redirect from Waste tire)
    of recycling waste tires that are no longer suitable for use on vehicles due to wear or irreparable damage. These tires are a challenging source of waste...
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  • value on productive time management and tend to avoid decisions or actions that would result in wasted time. This linear view of time correlates to these...
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    biogas production Waste-to-energy process Omni Processor A guide by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences provides a list of treatment technologies...
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    Food loss and waste is food that is not eaten. The causes of food waste or loss are numerous and occur throughout the food system, during production,...
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    Plastic recycling Plastic recycling is the processing of plastic waste into other products. Recycling can reduce dependence on landfill, conserve resources...
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