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Waste management
The systematic process of trash/waste collection, transport, recycling, disposal and monitoring in an environmentally safe manner.
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Solid waste
Environment; Waste management
Regular garbage from non-industrial sources, such as residential homes, restaurants, retail centers, and office buildings. Typical MSW includes paper, discarded food items, and other general ...
Scale house
Environment; Waste management
A scale house can be found at either a landfill or a transfer station. It is the office, located a short distance from the main entrance, where all incoming vehicles must stop to be weighed or ...
Construction and demolition (CD)
Environment; Waste management
A waste stream that is primarily received from construction sites. Some examples of C&D waste include, but are not limited to, concrete, rebar, wood, paneling, linoleum, and carpet.
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 ...
Chemical waste management (CWM)
Environment; Waste management
The operating name of Waste Management's hazardous waste landfills. WM currently owns and operates five hazardous waste landfills in the U. S.
Airspace
Environment; Waste management
The projected bank cubic yards (BCY) of the landfill to be filled with waste as determined by survey and/or other engineering techniques.
