Waste Management

Waste can be solid, liquid, or gases.

Waste management includes the processes and actions required to handle waste from its creation to its final disposal.

Waste can pose a threat to human health directly through the handling of solid waste, and indirectly through the consumption of water, soil, and food.

<p>Waste management deals with all types of waste, including industrial, biological, household, municipal, organic, biomedical, and radioactive wastes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Waste is produced by human activity, such as the extraction and processing of raw materials.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Municipal solid waste refers to everyday items discarded by the public.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The semantic definition is 'mixed municipal waste,' given waste code 20 03 01 in the European Waste Catalog.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Municipalities are responsible for collecting and managing these kinds of waste.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The composition varies greatly from municipality to municipality and changes significantly with time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Examples include plastic film and non-recyclable pa.</p> Signup and view all the answers