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ShareWaste management is the collection, transport, processing or disposal of waste materials, usually ones produced by human activity, in an effort to reduce their effect on human health or local aesthetics or amenity..
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Waste — Waste, rubbish, or garbage is unwanted or undesired material. Waste is something which has lost its apparent value to its owner. It is a misplaced ... > read more
Landfill — Landfill is a waste disposal site for the deposit of the waste onto or into land. Most modern landfills require a minimum of one containment ... > read more
Hazardous waste — Hazardous waste is waste that poses substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment and generally exhibits one or more of the ... > read more
Recycling — Recycling is the collection of used materials that would otherwise be waste to be broken down and remade into new products. Similarly, reuse is ... > read more
Environmental engineering — Environmental engineering is the application of science and engineering principles to improve the environment (air, water, and/or land resources), to ... > read more
Conservation biology — Conservation biology is the protection and management of biodiversity that uses principles and experiences from the biological sciences, from natural ... > read more
Remediation — Generally, remediation means giving a remedy. In this article, the term refers to the removal of pollution or contaminants from environmental media ... > read more
Biodegradation — Biodegradation is the decomposition of organic material by microorganisms. The term biodegradation is often used in relation to sewage treatment, ... > read more
Soil science — Soil science deals with soil as a natural resource on the surface of the earth including soil formation, classification and mapping; physical, ... > read more
Brownfield land — Brownfields are abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or ... > read moreNote: This page refers to an article that is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the article Waste management at Wikipedia.org. See the Wikipedia copyright page for more details.
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