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  2. Biodegradable waste - Wikipedia

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    Removing such waste from the rest of the waste stream substantially reduces waste volumes for disposal and also allows biodegradable waste to be composted. Biodegradable waste can be used for composting or a resource for heat, electricity and fuel by means of incineration or anaerobic digestion. [7] Swiss Kompogas and the Danish AIKAN process ...

  3. Biodegradation - Wikipedia

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    However, if these waste streams are commonly and frequently confused, then the disposal process is not at all optimized. [44] Biodegradable and compostable materials have been developed to ensure more of human waste is able to breakdown and return to its previous state, or in the case of composting even add nutrients to the ground. [45]

  4. Green waste - Wikipedia

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    Green waste can be collected via municipal curbside collection schemes or through private waste management businesses. Many communities, especially in the United Kingdom, have initiated green waste recycling and collection programs in order to decrease the amount of biodegradable materials in landfills. [1]

  5. Category:Biodegradable waste management - Wikipedia

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    The following page contains articles linked to the management of biodegradable wastes. Biodegradable wastes are important as when landfilled they break down anaerobically to produce biogas. If uncaptured this escapes into the atmosphere and becomes a contributor to global warming.

  6. Biodegradable bag - Wikipedia

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    In typical parlance, the word biodegradable is distinct in meaning from compostable.While biodegradable simply means an object is capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms, "compostable" in the plastic industry is defined as able to decompose in aerobic environments that are maintained under specific controlled temperature and humidity conditions.

  7. Brown waste - Wikipedia

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    Brown waste is any biodegradable waste that is predominantly carbon based. The term includes such items as grass cuttings, dry leaves, twigs, hay, paper, sawdust, corn cobs, used livestock bedding, manure, animal waste, cardboard, pine needles or cones, etc. [1] Carbon is necessary for composting, which uses a combination of green waste and brown waste to promote the microbial processes ...

  8. Want to use less plastic? 7 simple swaps to make. - AOL

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    Simar Bedi, CEO of Sol Recycling, a waste management company, has a novel suggestion: “Use pasta noodles,” says Bedi, who says that they are particularly popular in cafés in Europe.

  9. List of waste types - Wikipedia

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    Waste comes in many different forms and may be categorized in a variety of ways. The types listed here are not necessarily exclusive and there may be considerable overlap so that one waste entity may fall into one to many types.