waste management
71City of Oakland's Zero Waste Program — The City of Oakland, California, adopted a Zero Waste Strategic Plan in 2006, detailing a road map for the City to follow toward the implementation of a Zero Waste System by 2020. As stated in a City Resolution, introduced by then Mayor Jerry… …
72Electronic waste — For the EC directive, see Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive. Defective and obsolete electronic equipment. Electronic waste, e waste, e scrap, or Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) describes discarded electrical or… …
73Nuclear Waste Policy Act — During the first 40 years that nuclear waste was being created in the United States, no legislation was enacted to manage its disposal. Nuclear waste, some of which remains dangerously radioactive with a half life of more than one million years,… …
74Chartered Institution of Wastes Management — The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) is the leading membership organisation for professionals in the Waste Management Industry in the United Kingdom and overseas. Setting Professional Standards in Sustainable Waste and Resource… …
75Industrial waste — is a type of waste produced by industrial activity, such as that of factories, mills and mines. It has existed since the outset of the industrial revolution.[1] Much industrial waste is neither hazardous nor toxic, such as waste fiber produced by …
76Commercial waste — consists of waste from premises used wholly or mainly for the purposes of a trade or business or for the purpose of sport, recreation, education or entertainment but not including household; agricultural or industrial waste [1]. See also Business …
77Municipal solid waste — Municipal waste redirects here. For other uses, see Municipal waste (disambiguation). Public infrastructure Assets and facilities Airports  …
78Biodegradable waste — is a type of waste, typically originating from plant or animal sources, which may be degraded by other living organisms. Waste that cannot be broken down by other living organisms are called non biodegradable.[1] Biodegradable waste can be… …
79Human waste — is a waste type usually used to refer to byproducts of digestion, such as feces and urine. Human waste is most often transported as sewage in waste water through sewerage systems. Alternatively it is disposed of in nappies (diapers) in municipal… …
80Controlled waste — a waste type composed of either domestic, commercial and/or industrial waste. They are regulated by governmental institutions or acts, because of their toxicity or imminent hazardous nature, either in themselves, obtained during biodegradation or …
