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2. List of landfills in the United States - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of landfills in the United States. A landfill is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment . Historically, landfills have been the most common method of organized waste disposal and remain so in many places around the world.

3. Agricultural waste - Wikipedia

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   According to the waste hierarchy, burning agricultural waste for the sake of energy generation is a less environmentally friendly treatment method than recycling or reusing it. Moreover, incineration for energy generation can be done once, while consumer goods (such as paper made from agricultural waste) can be recycled another seven times. [ 26 ]

4. Landfills in the United States - Wikipedia

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   It has been designated a National Historic Landmark, underlining the significance of waste disposal in urban society. The first federal legislation addressing solid waste management was the Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965 (SWDA) [1] that created a national office of solid waste. By the mid-1970s, all states had some type of solid waste ...

5. Waste Connections - Wikipedia

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   Waste Connections, Inc. is a North American integrated waste services company that provides waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services, primarily of solid waste. It has operations in both the United States and Canada. Its headquarters is located in The Woodlands, Texas. It is the third largest waste management company in North ...

6. Waste management - Wikipedia

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   Commercial and industrial waste disposal is typically charged for as a commercial service, often as an integrated charge which includes disposal costs. This practice may encourage disposal contractors to opt for the cheapest disposal option such as landfill rather than the environmentally best solution such as re-use and recycling.

7. List of waste management companies - Wikipedia

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   Republic Services: 1998 Arizona USA: 9.400 (2016) SA Waste Holdings: 1990 Johannesburg South Africa: Serco: 1929 Hook United Kingdom: 3.248 (2019) Service Corporation of America: 1970-1984 Massachusetts United States: Sita: 1918 Paris France: 450 Stericycle: 1989 Bannockburn, Illinois, U.S. United States: US$ 3.58 billion (2017) Suez: 2008 La ...