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  • Thumbnail for Biomedical waste
    tissue samples preserved in formalin. Disposal of this waste is an environmental concern, as many medical wastes are classified as infectious or biohazardous...
    34 KB (4,259 words) - 18:13, 12 August 2024
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    Waste management or waste disposal includes the processes and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal. This includes...
    90 KB (10,839 words) - 06:46, 17 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Sharps waste
    skin. Sharps waste is classified as biohazardous waste and must be carefully handled. Common medical materials treated as sharps waste are hypodermic...
    14 KB (1,714 words) - 06:48, 8 August 2024
  • disposal or ocean dumping as a method to dispose of nuclear/radioactive waste with an approximation of 200,000 tons sourcing mainly from the medical,...
    19 KB (1,667 words) - 10:41, 14 December 2023
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    Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal of 1989, Art. 2(1), "'Wastes' are substance or objects, which are disposed of...
    42 KB (6,504 words) - 21:58, 30 June 2024
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    hazardous waste annually. Some common examples are electronics, batteries, and paints. An important aspect of managing hazardous waste is safe disposal. Hazardous...
    28 KB (3,135 words) - 22:20, 9 August 2024
  • Recyclable waste Residual waste Retail hazardous waste Sewage Sharps waste Ship disposal Slaughterhouse waste Special waste (see Hazardous waste) Wikimedia...
    2 KB (229 words) - 06:27, 9 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Radioactive waste
    storage and disposal of radioactive waste is regulated by government agencies in order to protect human health and the environment. Radioactive waste is broadly...
    112 KB (12,845 words) - 09:57, 15 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
    principal federal law in the United States governing the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste. Congress enacted RCRA to address the increasing problems...
    25 KB (2,403 words) - 18:23, 4 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Medical Waste Tracking Act
    the legal disposal of the waste, thus incentivizing private waste contractors to dump illegally to avoid high fees. Ultimately the Medical Waste Tracking...
    11 KB (1,038 words) - 20:50, 4 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965
    The Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) is an act passed by the United States Congress in 1965. The United States Environmental Protection Agency described...
    11 KB (1,126 words) - 14:20, 18 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for Chemical waste
    with chemical disposal requirements, is typically available on a chemical's Safety Data Sheet (SDS). Radioactive and biohazardous wastes require additional...
    22 KB (2,908 words) - 06:45, 12 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Waste collector
    solid waste (refuse) and recyclables from residential, commercial, industrial or other collection sites for further processing and waste disposal. Specialised...
    15 KB (1,442 words) - 23:41, 30 July 2024
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    Stericycle (category Medical waste)
    collecting and disposing regulated medical waste, such as medical waste and sharps, pharmaceuticals, hazardous waste, and providing services for recalled...
    26 KB (2,569 words) - 18:04, 6 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Municipal solid waste
    waste, as in a garbage disposal; the two are sometimes collected separately. In the European Union, the semantic definition is 'mixed municipal waste...
    17 KB (1,789 words) - 19:34, 21 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Aragonite Hazardous Waste Incinerator
    The Aragonite Hazardous Waste Incinerator is a waste disposal facility currently operated by Clean Harbors. It is located in Aragonite, Tooele County...
    7 KB (580 words) - 20:36, 3 July 2024
  • the disposal of municipal solid waste by unit of waste rather than by charging a uniform price for pickup and disposal. This acts as a tax on waste - the...
    48 KB (5,366 words) - 22:51, 16 January 2023
  • Thumbnail for Waste management law
    Waste management laws govern the transport, treatment, storage, and disposal of all manner of waste, including municipal solid waste, hazardous waste...
    11 KB (1,570 words) - 15:17, 3 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Low-level waste
    as mixed low-level waste (MLLW) and must satisfy treatment, storage, and disposal regulations both as LLW and as hazardous waste. While the bulk of LLW...
    8 KB (876 words) - 21:35, 28 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Electronic waste
    recycling through material recovery, or disposal are also considered e-waste. Informal processing of e-waste in developing countries can lead to adverse...
    152 KB (15,940 words) - 10:04, 26 July 2024
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