Waste management

Waste management

The systematic process of trash/waste collection, transport, recycling, disposal and monitoring in an environmentally safe manner.

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Disposal fee

Environment; Waste management

A fee charged for the amount of waste disposed of by customers at a landfill. (also see Tipping Fee)

Route

Environment; Waste management

A specifically directed course that a driver follows that has been designed for efficiency and to provide optimal service to customers.

Turbine generator

Environment; Waste management

Device that converts the heat energy of the steam from the boiler into electrical power.

Transfer station

Environment; Waste management

A facility that consists of a large pad where residential and commercial collection vehicles empty the contents of their trucks. Other machinery (e.g. bulldozers) is then used to push the garbage ...

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Environment; Waste management

The Federal rules and regulations that govern the environmental operations of MSW landfills.

Hauling fee

Environment; Waste management

A fee charged to roll-off customers calculated from the amount of time it takes to pick up their roll-off container or compactor, dispose of the waste and return it to the customer.

A gatehouse is found at a landfill or a transfer station. All incoming vehicles must stop to be processed and weighed, and all outgoing vehicles must stop to be weighed and receive a disposal ticket ...