refuse disposal
1refuse disposal system — technique for the collection and disposal of the solid wastes of a community. The development and operation of these systems is often called solid waste management. A brief treatment of refuse disposal systems follows. For further… …
2Refuse-derived fuel — (RDF) or solid recovered fuel/ specified recovered fuel (SRF) is a fuel produced by shredding municipal solid waste (MSW) or steam pressure treating in an autoclave. RDF consists largely of organic components of municipal waste such as plastics… …
3disposal — n. availability 1) to have at one s disposal (I had a huge car at my disposal) 2) to place smt. at smb. s disposal 3) at smb. s disposal device used to grind up garbage 4) a garbage disposal; or: a garbage disposal unit elimination of refuse 5)… …
4disposal — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ safe ▪ illegal ▪ ultimate ▪ the problems of the ultimate disposal of nuclear waste ▪ garbage (AmE), refuse …
5refuse — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ domestic, household (both esp. BrE) ▪ human … OF REFUSE ▪ heap, pile VERB + REFUSE …
6refuse destructor — Destructor De*struc tor, n. [L., from destruere. See {Destroy}, and cf. {Destroyer}.] 1. A destroyer. [R.] [1913 Webster] Fire, the destructor and the artificial death of things. Boyle. [1913 Webster] 2. A furnace or oven for the burning or… …
7refuse — Synonyms and related words: abjure, afterglow, afterimage, balance, ban, bar, be unmoved, be unwilling, beat back, beg off, bilge, bilgewater, bones, brush aside, brush off, butt, butt end, candle ends, carrion, castaway, castoff, chaff, chase,… …
8disposal — Synonyms and related words: abalienation, abandonment, abjuration, administration, alienation, allocation, allotment, amortization, amortizement, apportionment, arrangement, array, arraying, assignation, assignment, bargain and sale, barter,… …
9disposal of waste — removal of refuse or garbage …
10waste disposal — the collection, processing, and recycling or deposition of the waste materials of human society. The term “waste” covers both solid wastes (refuse, or garbage) and sewage (wastewater). See materials salvage (recycling); refuse disposal… …
