Waste management laws govern the transport, treatment, storage, and disposal of all manner of waste, including municipal solid waste, hazardous waste...

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive) is a European Community Directive, numbered 2012/19/EU, concerned with waste electrical...

the European legislation. The waste framework directive of 1975 had no reference to a waste hierarchy. In 1975, The European Union's Waste Framework Directive...

models also include a small receptable for an air freshener. Legislation surrounding waste receptacles was first introduced in France in an 1883 prefectural...

Electronic waste (or e-waste) describes discarded electrical or electronic devices. It is also commonly known as waste electrical and electronic equipment...

demolition waste (C&D waste) Controlled waste Demolition waste Dog waste Domestic waste Electronic waste (e-waste) Food waste Green waste Grey water Hazardous...

the 1950s and 1980s. New Zealand had no container-deposit legislation until 2008 when the Waste Minimisation Act 2008 passed into law. The Act has provision...

Solid waste policy in the United States is aimed at developing and implementing proper mechanisms to effectively manage solid waste. For solid waste policy...

process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects. This concept often includes the recovery of energy from waste materials. The recyclability...

The management of waste in New Zealand has become more regulated to reduce associated environmental issues. According to OECD data, New Zealand is the...

against protesters. Chappelle-Nadal has raised awareness of radioactive waste in the St. Louis region. Individuals living near the West Lake landfill...

legislation, popularly called "bottle bills" after the Oregon Bottle Bill, the first such legislation that was passed. Container deposit legislation (CDL)...

The Waste Framework Directive (WFD) is a European Union Directive concerned with "measures to protect the environment and human health by preventing or...

The Medical Waste Tracking Act of 1988 was a United States federal law concerning the illegal dumping of body tissues, blood wastes and other contaminated...

Waste (or wastes) are unwanted or unusable materials. Waste is any substance discarded after primary use, or is worthless, defective and of no use. A...

industrial waste produced annually, as of 2017.[better source needed] Most countries have enacted legislation to deal with the problem of industrial waste, but...

zerowastescotland.org.uk. Zero Waste Scotland. Retrieved 13 October 2016. "Landfill Tax (Scotland) Act 2014". Legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives...

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...

a few, general waste legislation such as the Waste Framework Directive or Waste Shipment Regulation, and treatment related legislation e.g. Landfill Directive...

scheme operates in relation to Scottish Landfill Tax. "The Landfill Tax Regulations 1996". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2017. v t e...

Biomedical waste or hospital waste is any kind of waste containing infectious (or potentially infectious) materials generated during the treatment of humans...

electronics consist a small fraction of total waste generated, they are far more dangerous. There is stringent legislation designed to enforce and encourage the...

The National Waste Strategy is a policy of the Parliament of the United Kingdom as well as the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern...

The Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) is an act passed by the United States Congress in 1965. The United States Environmental Protection Agency described...

Waste management or waste disposal includes the processes and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal. This includes...

recycling infrastructure and funds for proper e-waste disposal. In contrast, according to a study of EPR legislation by the Electronics TakeBack Coalition (ETBC)...

The Waste Incineration Directive, more formally Directive 2000/76/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 December 2000 on the incineration...

landfills, mines, manufacturing facilities, processing plants where toxic waste has either been improperly managed or dumped. They were designated under...

federal law in the United States governing the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste. Congress enacted RCRA to address the increasing problems the...

used after pretreatment Catering waste from households, restaurants Former food Much slaughter house waste e.g. waste blood & feathers Can be used in composting...