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2. New York City waste management system - Wikipedia

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   New York City's waste management system is a refuse removal system primarily run by the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY). The department maintains the waste collection infrastructure and hires public and private contractors who remove the city's waste. For the city's population of more than eight million, The DSNY collects ...

3. Waste management - Wikipedia

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   It is used to dispose of solid, liquid, and gaseous waste. It is recognized as a practical method of disposing of certain hazardous waste materials (such as biological medical waste). Incineration is a controversial method of waste disposal, due to issues such as the emission of gaseous pollutants including substantial quantities of carbon dioxide.

4. List of landfills in the United States - Wikipedia

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   BKK Landfill, West Covina - Largest hazardous waste landfill in the State [2] Canal Area, San Rafael – The "East San Rafael" area (the eastern portion of the Canal Area between the Bay and San Quentin Ridge) was home to most of the garbage disposal sites in central Marin County. Chiquita Canyon Landfill, Castaic [3] Eastlake Landfill, Clearlake

5. Landfills in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The EPA has collected and reported data on the generation and disposal of waste in the United States for more than 30 years. [1] Recent estimates state that the amount of municipal waste disposed of in US landfills per year is about 265 million tonnes (261,000,000 long tons; 292,000,000 short tons) as of 2013. [24]

6. Veolia Environmental Services - Wikipedia

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   Treatment of hazardous waste: incineration of organic liquid waste, recycling of solvents etc. Storage and energy exploitation of non-hazardous waste. In 2008, Veolia Environmental Services launched a pilot facility for the production of biofuels from biogas emitted by non-hazardous waste stored at Claye-Souilly near Paris, France.

7. Clean Harbors - Wikipedia

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   2011 – Peak Energy Services (Oil and gas surface rentals for liquid, solid and sludge processing) Added new capabilities to Clean Harbors oilfield services. 2012 – Safety-Kleen (Used oil recycling and re-refining, and parts washers) The $1.25 billion purchase added small generator market resources and significantly expanded the company.