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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Waste management

Parcels of land that are designated and permitted to perform landfilling activities. This would include the entrance, staging area, buffer area and the area that will accept waste for disposal (the ...

Methane gas plant

Environment; Waste management

A plant where methane gas (generated from decomposing solid waste) is collected and transported to a gas-processing facility at the landfill site. Once processed, the methane gas is sold directly to ...

Recycle America Alliance (RAA)

Environment; Waste management

Recycle America Alliance (RAA) will be a majority owned and consolidated subsidiary of Waste Management, Inc. RAA handles more than 8 million tonnes of commodities per year; operates 80 recycling ...

Commercial customer

Environment; Waste management

A segment of the business that is made up of commercial and industrial collection.

Construction & demolition landfill (C&D)

Environment; Waste management

A landfill that has been permitted by a state regulatory agency to accept construction and demolition waste. This type of landfill must have properties and design features specific to this type of ...

Municipal solid waste landfill (MSW)

Environment; Waste management

A landfill that has been permitted by a state regulatory agency to accept municipal solid waste. This type of landfilling must have properties and design features specific to this type of landfill ...

Special waste

Environment; Waste management

Any waste that requires special handling. Special waste is non-hazardous waste generally from an industrial generator and must be profiled to ensure that it does not contain elevated levels of ...