Waste Management

waste

any unwanted materials that needs to be disposed of

municipal solid waste

waste that gets generated here on campus. Wrapper goes into garbage can, food remains. Waste generated at home. Solid waste

industrial solid waste

a little bit more complex because it is produced in industry. May have chemical residues in it.

hazardous wate

can be generated by labs or industrial facilities. Can be radioactive or chemically dangerous. Disposed of separately from solid wastes.

wastewater treatment

liquid waste

source reduction, recovery, disposal

managing our waste stream steps

packaging

________ is a huge component of waste that can be reduced

wealth

there is a relationship of ______ and waste production

landfill

largest proportion of waste stream ends up in the __________

landfills, incineration

currently there is regulation of waste disposal through sanitary _______ an/or controlled ___________

location

have to take into consideration the _________ of landfills

waste incineration

reduces weight and volume of waste

ash

_______ from incineration contains toxic materials and must be disposed of as hazardous waste

emissions

incineration ________ must be controlled

waste to energy (WTE)

__________ facilities produce electricity

landfill gas

combustion of _________ to produce electricity

expensive

incineration is an _______ process

single-stream recycling

all the recyclable materials are placed in the same bin and then are separated and sorted at the facility

fresh kills landfill

a giant place to dump trash that was reached by barges in the water or trucks that unload. not in operation anymore. a lot of garbage ended up in the water

natural landscape

they allowed a ________ to develop on the place of the fresh kills landfill

hazardous waste

liquid, solid, or gaseous waste with diverse chemical composition

F waste (non-specific source waste)

spent solvents, waste from electroplating and metal finishing, dioxins, waste from production of chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons

K waste (source-specific waste)

waste from wood preservation, petroleum refining, and manufacturing of pigments, inorganic and organic chemicals, aluminum, steel, and iron

P waste and U waste (discarded commercial chemical products)

hazardous or toxic chemical products that are discarded