E.S.: C12 WASTE
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- All garbage, refuse, and sludge products form agriculture, forestry, mining,& municipalities.
- What is Solid Waste? (304)
- Describes substances that decompose easily and enrich the soil.
- What are Biodegradable Materials? (305)
- Trash produced by households & businesses.
- What is Municipal Solid Waste? (306)
- A waste-disposal facility where wastes are put in the ground & covered daily w/ a layer of dirt, plastic, or both.
- What is a Landfill? (306)
- Water in landfills containing toxic materials & chemicals dissolve from wastes in a landfill.
- What is Leachate? (307)
- A dark, brown, crumbly material made from decomposed vegetable & animal materials used as soil conditioner.
- What is Composte? (312)
- Wastes that are toxic or highly corrosive or that explode easily.
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What are Hazardous Wastes?
(316) - A form of hazardous waste disposa by pumping waste deep into the ground, where they're absorbed into a dryer layer of rock below groundwater.
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What is Deep Well Injection?
(320) - A settling pond for wastes with a sealed bottom for holding hazardous wastes.
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What is Surface Impoundment?
(320) - The process of burning solid waste material.
- What is Incineration? (309)
- The recycling of biodegradable products for human reuse.
- What is Reuse? ( ? )
- Reuse of discarded materials i.e., paper, plastic, tin, cardboard, oil, aluminum, glass, et. al.
- What is Recycle? (311)