PDF-Solid Waste Industry Fact Sheet

Fatal Traumatic InjuriesThe private and public solid waste industry recorded 599 fatal traumatic occupational injuries between 2003 and 2009 150 an average of 85 fatalities each year Figure 3 Over 85. EPA also supports the recycling of properly drained used oil filters and their parts Whole filters and their parts contain reuseable scrap metal with high BTU content which makes them recyclable as scrap feed for steel production for example Used oi The Waste Regulation has been amended and simpli57375ed making it easier for industry to comply with the requirements The amended regulation Protection of the Environment Operations Waste Regulation 2005 came into e57374ect on 1 March 2006 This fact eSYMBIOSIS. . Technical Meeting. CLMS HELLAS. Tuesday, 26. th. July 2011. Introduction. Main Objective:. To produce a web based platform for Industrial Symbiosis communities, offering automation, supporting SMEs, considering regional priorities and enabling the public administrators (municipalities, regional offices) to implement their environmental policy and to monitor environmental and economic consequences. . INTRODUCTION. . . During the course of history, human activities for survival like consumption and production often linked to solid waste. Solid wastes are the material that arises from various human and economic activities, which tend to increase with sophisticated living standard and changing consumption pattern. It has been produce since the beginning of civilization. Any useless, unwanted, or discarded material that is not liquid or gas can be call solid waste example of mixture of substances including fine dust, cinder, metal, glass, paper and cardboard, textiles, and plastic characterize as solid waste. March 19. th. & 20. th. . AP QUESTION OF THE DAY. The major source of solid waste in the US comes from what source?. A) Homes. B) Factories. C) Agriculture. D) Petroleum refining. E) Mining wastes. Residential. Commercial. Institutional. Construction and demolition. Municipal services. Treatment plant sites. Industrial. Agricultural. Biomedical waste. Municipal solid waste (MSW) . Industrial solid waste . 13.1. Introduction. SOLID WASTE. Definition. Categories. Examples. Municipal solid waste (MSW). 70 . % of MSW (valuable material such as glass, metal, and paper) could be recycled, however, only one-third of it was recycled in 2010, the rest was either incinerated or landfilled. . Bibhabasu . Mohanty. Asst. Prof.. Dept. of civil . Engineering. SALITER, Ahmedabad. Content… . Solid Waste Management: Quantity, Composition and characteristics of solid waste, Methods of solid waste collection, conveyance, treatment and disposal.. Anupama.A. IISem. . M.Sc. Microbiology. Guided By. Dr. . M.K.Sateesh. Professor. Department of Microbiology. Bangalore University. Waste is . heterogenous. mass generated . . by human and animal activities.. Electronic waste (e-waste) is the fastest growing solid waste problem. Most ends up in landfills and incinerators. Composition includes:. High-quality plastics. Valuable metals. Toxic and hazardous pollutants. Mohanty. Asst. Prof.. Dept. of civil . Engineering. SALITER, Ahmedabad. Content… . Solid Waste Management: Quantity, Composition and characteristics of solid waste, Methods of solid waste collection, conveyance, treatment and disposal.. 19.2 Reducing Solid Waste. 19.3 Hazardous Waste. p. . 480-503. 1. Key Terms. Solid waste. Biodegradable. Municipal solid waste. Landfill. Leachate. Source reduction. Recycling. Compost. Hazardous waste. Commercial. Institutional. Construction and demolition. Municipal services. Treatment plant sites. Industrial. Agricultural. Biomedical waste. Municipal solid waste (MSW) . Industrial solid waste . Hospital waste. It is defined as. Waste (also known as rubbish, trash, refuse, garbage, junk) is any unwanted or useless materials.. OR. Any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted and “A useless or profile less activity using or expanding or consuming thoughtlessly or carefully.”.