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2. 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.

3. 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 ...

4. Waste treatment - Wikipedia

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   1 Solid waste treatment. 2 Waste ... Agricultural wastewater treatment is treatment and disposal of liquid animal waste, ... Sewage treatment is the treatment and ...

5. Waste - Wikipedia

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   Waste can either be solid, liquid, or gases and each type has different methods of disposal and management. Waste management deals with all types of waste, including industrial, biological, household, municipal, organic, biomedical, radioactive wastes. In some cases, waste can pose a threat to human health. [37]

6. Hazardous waste in the United States - Wikipedia

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   States regulate HHW waste disposal in MSW landfills with various requirements, on a state-by-state basis. Some commonly regulated wastes in some (but not all) states include restrictions on the disposal of: Recyclables (especially "source-separated" recyclables or recyclables that have already been separated from solid waste). In this case this ...

7. Hazardous waste - Wikipedia

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   Waste can be hazardous because it is toxic, reacts violently with other chemicals, or is corrosive, among other traits. [1] As of 2022, humanity produces 300-500 million metric tons of hazardous waste annually. [2] Some common examples are electronics, batteries, and paints. An important aspect of managing hazardous waste is safe disposal.