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waste: see solid waste solid waste, discarded materials other than fluids. In the United States in 1996, nearly 210 million tons—about 4.3 lb. (2 kg) per person daily (up from 2.7 lb./1.2 kg in 1960)—were collected and disposed of by municipalities. ..... Click the link for more information. . waste 1. a land or region that is devastated or ruined 2. a land or region that is wild or uncultivated 3. Physiol a. the useless products of metabolism b. indigestible food residue 4. disintegrated rock material resulting from erosion 5. Law reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect, esp by a life-tenant waste [wāst] (engineering) Rubbish from a building. Dirty water from mining, industrial, and domestic use. The amount of excavated material exceeding fill. (mining engineering) The barren rock in a mine. The refuse from ore dressing and smelting plants. The fine coal made in mining and preparing coal for market. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Weaver said the extension would allow the city to raise the local recycling rate -- currently about 50 percent -- and minimize reliance on waste disposal by rail. Except that precisely this kind of waste disposal efficiency increase was predicted a dozen years ago by experts who studied humanity's disposal habits over the centuries. This project aims to reduce greenhouse effect gas by recovering and burning methane gas at Caieiras waste disposal site by ESSENCIS SOLUCOES AMBIENTAIS S. |
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