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  3. Automotive oil recycling - Wikipedia

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    The used oil is first tested to determine suitability for re-refining, after which it is dehydrated and the water distillate is treated before being released into the environment. Dehydrating also removes the residual light fuel that can be used to power the refinery, and additionally captures ethylene glycol for re-use in recycled antifreeze.

  4. Hazardous waste - Wikipedia

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    "In terms of hazardous waste, a landfill is defined as a disposal facility or part of a facility where hazardous waste is placed or on land and which is not a pile, a land treatment facility, a surface impoundment, an underground injection well, a salt dome formation, a salt bed formation, an underground mine, a cave, or a corrective action ...

  5. History of bottle recycling in the United States - Wikipedia

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    For bottle-to-bottle recycling, the bottles have to be decontaminated which was achieved by introducing "super-clean recycling processes," which in the US was done for the first time in 1991. [5] These processes clean "recycled PET flakes to contamination levels similar to virgin PET pellets," so that they can be reused as beverage containers. [5]

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    For information on disposing of fluorescent bulbs and tubes or questions about disposing of other items, call Benton County at 509-786-5611. The April 1 event is only for household waste. Business ...

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  8. Container deposit legislation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Canned wine with Iowa 5¢ and Maine 15¢ insignia Cans discarded less than two years after the Oregon Bottle Bill was passed.. California (5¢; for bottles 24 U.S. fl oz (710 mL) or greater, 10¢; boxed wine, wine pouches and cartons 25¢), California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act (AB 2020) implemented in 1987, last revision made January 2024.

  9. 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.