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2. Phase-out of polystyrene foam - Wikipedia

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   [91] [92] [93] Maui separately banned polystyrene foam coolers, and the sale or rental of disposable bodyboards in 2022. [ 94 ] [ 95 ] In California , polystyrene is de jure banned as of January 2025, resulting from the state's legislature passing SB54 in June 2022 as the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act ...

3. Municipal solid waste - Wikipedia

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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 that are discarded by the public. " Garbage " can also refer specifically to food waste , as in a garbage disposal ; the two are sometimes collected separately.

4. Materials recovery facility - Wikipedia

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   A materials recovery facility for the recycling of domestic waste Clean materials recovery facility recycling video. A materials recovery facility, materials reclamation facility, materials recycling facility or multi re-use facility (MRF, pronounced "murf") is a specialized waste sorting and recycling system [1] that receives, separates and prepares recyclable materials for marketing to end ...

5. Waste management - Wikipedia

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   The "Global Waste Management Outlook 2024," supported by the Environment Fund - UNEP’s core financial fund, and jointly published with the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA), provides a comprehensive update on the trajectory of global waste generation and the escalating costs of waste management since 2018. The report predicts ...

6. Solid waste policy of the United States - Wikipedia

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   Solid Waste Tree, Based on Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, United States Environmental Protection Agency. Solid waste means any garbage or refuse, sludge from a wastewater treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or an air pollution control facility and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial ...

7. Hawaii Supreme Court rules against insurance companies in ...

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   Hawaii's Supreme Court ruled Monday that insurance companies cannot file suit against those blamed for the devastating 2023 wildfire on Maui, clearing the way for a $4 billion dollar settlement ...

8. Refuse-derived fuel - Wikipedia

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   Municipal solid waste as well as industrial waste is turned into refuse-derived fuel. The 70,000-80,000 tonnes RDF that is produced per annum is used to power the nearby BFB-plant, which provides the citizens of Bollnäs with electricity and district heating .

9. Landfill - Wikipedia

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   Municipal solid waste: takes in household waste and nonhazardous material. Included in this type of landfill is a Bioreactor Landfill that specifically degrades organic material. Industrial waste : for commercial and industrial waste.