waste management
Garbage collection industry
Waste management is the collection, transportation, processing, and disposal of garbage, sewage, and other discarded materials.
The term covers everything from curbside pickup to landfill operation to recycling programs.
Municipal waste management handles household trash; industrial waste management deals with manufacturing byproducts.
The city contracted a new waste management company.
Waste burial ground
- incinerationBurning waste to ash
- garbageDiscarded waste material
- refuseReject or garbage
- dumpingDisposing carelessly or abruptly
compaction · leachate · hazardous · biohazard · sewage · sludge · combustion · ash
Arranging into sequence
- recyclablesItems for reprocessing
- plasticsMoldable petroleum-based materials
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- glassTransparent solid from sand
metals · baling · processing · upcycling · reuse · collection · bottle deposit · aluminum
Gathered set of items
- routingPath selection process
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- binsReceptacles for storage
- containersObjects for holding things
trucks · scheduling · curbside · frequency · haulers · tonnage · tipping · weigh station
Regenerative resource management model
- biodegradableAble to decompose naturally
- compostableAble to decompose naturally
- carbon footprintTotal greenhouse gases produced
- vermicultureCultivating earthworms purposefully
Liquid refuse in drains
- wastewaterContaminated drainage from buildings
- drainageLiquid removal system
- sewersUnderground waste conduits
- septicInfected with bacteria
latrines · toilets · excreta · pathogens · chlorination · disinfection · public health · flushing
landfill
Waste burial ground
- incinerationBurning waste to ash
- garbageDiscarded waste material
- refuseReject or garbage
dumping · compaction · leachate · hazardous · biohazard · sewage · sludge · combustion · ash · junkyard
sorting
Arranging into sequence
- recyclablesItems for reprocessing
- plasticsMoldable petroleum-based materials
- paperPressed pulp for writing
glass · metals · baling · processing · upcycling · reuse · collection · bottle deposit · aluminum · cardboard
collection
Gathered set of items
containers · trucks · scheduling · curbside · frequency · haulers · tonnage · tipping · weigh station · logistics
circular economy
Regenerative resource management model
- biodegradableAble to decompose naturally
- compostableAble to decompose naturally
- carbon footprintTotal greenhouse gases produced
sewage
Liquid refuse in drains
- wastewaterContaminated drainage from buildings
- drainageLiquid removal system
- sewersUnderground waste conduits
septic · latrines · toilets · excreta · pathogens · chlorination · disinfection · public health · flushing · night soil
- sustainabilityreduce, reuse, recycle, sustainable yield, recycling programs
- eco servicesrecycling, solar installation, carbon offsetting, energy audits, water conservation
- human-environment interactionfarming, fishing, hunting, mining, logging
- cleaning servicesjanitors, custodians, office cleaning, window washing, floor care
- public servicespolice, police department, police station, police stations, police patrols
- Antarctic conservationmarine reserves, ecosystem preservation, invasive species, climate monitoring, environmental assessment
waste managementresource extraction
Obtaining substances from nature
mining · manufacturing · harvesting · procurement · supply chain management
waste managementwaste prevention
Minimizing material discard
zero waste · circular economy · dematerialization · planned obsolescence · throwaway culture
waste managementillegal dumping
Unlawful waste disposal
fly-tipping · littering · environmental pollution · environmental contamination · ocean dumping
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