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    Municipal solid waste (MSW), commonly known as trash or garbage in the United States and rubbish in Britain, is a waste type consisting of everyday items...
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    2016, this ministry released the Solid Wastage Management (SWM) Rules, which replaced by the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, and...
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  • The Municipal Solid Waste Charging Scheme (Hong Kong), also known as the Waste Disposal (Charging for Municipal Solid Waste) (Amendment) Bill 2018, is...
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    dangerous effects of such waste on the environment and human health. A big part of waste management deals with municipal solid waste, which is created by industrial...
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    incinerators are sometimes referred to as municipal solid waste incinerators (MSWIs). The waste is introduced by a waste crane through the "throat" at one end...
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    always an issue. Hazardous waste, chemical waste, industrial solid waste and municipal solid waste are classifications of wastes used by governments in different...
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    Examples include municipal solid waste (household trash/refuse), hazardous waste, wastewater (such as sewage, which contains bodily wastes (feces and urine)...
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    of municipal solid waste (refuse) and recyclables from residential, commercial, industrial or other collection sites for further processing and waste disposal...
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    local nutrient cycling. Green waste can be collected via municipal curbside collection schemes or through private waste management businesses. Many communities...
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  • the municipal solid waste stream and there are higher labour costs. As countries continue developing, there is a reduction in biological solid waste and...
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    usage. "Garbage" may refer to food waste specifically (when distinguished from "trash") or to municipal solid waste in general. Trash cans are typically...
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    truck is a truck specially designed to collect municipal solid waste and transport it to a solid waste treatment facility, such as a landfill, recycling...
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    "A review on automated sorting of source-separated municipal solid waste for recycling". Waste Management. 60: 56–74. Bibcode:2017WaMan..60...56G. doi:10...
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  • can be considered 'best' or 'worst'. Municipal Solid Waste comprises a very large range of materials, and total waste arisings are increasing. In the UK...
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    reducing the amount of waste produced, such as through reducing food waste. Biodegradable waste can be found in municipal solid waste (sometimes called biodegradable...
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    waste Litter Marine debris Medical waste Metabolic waste. See also Feces. Mineral waste. See also Inorganic waste. Mixed waste Municipal solid waste Nuclear...
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  • waste is mixed with water and transported to sewage treatment plants. Children's excreta can be disposed of in diapers and mixed with municipal solid...
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    1979 for "sanitary" landfills that receive municipal solid waste. The agency published national hazardous waste regulations and established a nationwide...
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  • streets, sidewalks, water supply networks, sewers, street lighting, municipal solid waste management and disposal, storage depots for various bulk materials...
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    doubled in 20 years due to this strategy. The recycling rate for municipal solid waste exceeds 50 percent (with an objective of 60 percent in 2020). However...
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  • largely dependent upon landfills for waste management. In 2019, almost 70 million tons of municipal solid waste was produced in Russia, with over 90%...
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    2013, only 1,540 operational municipal solid waste landfills were counted throughout the United States. Decomposing waste in these landfills produces landfill...
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    bioelectricity project. Since municipal solid waste contains some biogenic substances like food, wood and paper, waste incineration can to a degree considered...
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    Landfill (redirect from Waste dump)
    local environmental and safety concerns are satisfied. Municipal solid waste: takes in household waste and nonhazardous material. Included in this type of...
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    fuel produced from various types of waste such as municipal solid waste (MSW), industrial waste or commercial waste. The World Business Council for Sustainable...
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  • Municipal solid waste is a waste type that includes predominantly household waste. Municipal waste may also refer to: Municipal Waste (band), a crossover...
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    Paper recycling (redirect from Waste paper)
    gigajoules per tonne of pulp (2500 kW·h per short ton). About 35% of municipal solid waste (before recycling) in the United States by weight is paper and paper...
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    Waste management laws govern the transport, treatment, storage, and disposal of all manner of waste, including municipal solid waste, hazardous waste...
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    Landfills in the United States (category Waste management in the United States)
    Municipal solid waste (MSW) – more commonly known as trash or garbage – consists of everyday items people use and then throw away, such as product packaging...
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    (RCRA) regulates the management, transport and disposal of municipal solid waste, hazardous waste and underground storage tanks. Environment portal Conventional...
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