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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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Capping
Environment; Waste management
This is the process of placing the final cover material on the landfill.
Wheelabrator (WTI)
Environment; Waste management
The WM waste-to-energy facilities are part of Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc. These facilities consist of large incinerator-type operations where trash is incinerated (burned). The heat from this ...
Boiler
Environment; Waste management
A device used to absorb the heat released during the combustion process of burning waste. This combustion produces steam that can be sold or converted into electrical power.
Drop-off box or centre
Environment; Waste management
Sectioned containers where individuals and businesses can put recyclable material or containers used for waste collection where individual service is not available.
Container
Environment; Waste management
Any receptacle used to accumulate waste from residential, commercial and industrial sites. Containers vary in size and type according to the needs of the customer or restrictions of the community. ...
Brownfield development
Environment; Waste management
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines a brownfield as an "abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and commercial facility where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or ...
