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2. Waste management - Wikipedia

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   Waste management deals with all types of waste, including industrial, biological, household, municipal, organic, biomedical, radioactive wastes. In some cases, waste can pose a threat to human health. [2] Health issues are associated with the entire process of waste management.

3. Nevada Test Site - Wikipedia

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   The Nevada National Security Sites ( N2S2 [1] or NNSS ), popularized as the Nevada Test Site ( NTS) until 2010, [2] is a reservation of the United States Department of Energy located in the southeastern portion of Nye County, Nevada, about 65 mi (105 km) northwest of the city of Las Vegas. Formerly known as the Nevada Proving Grounds of the ...

4. International Solid Waste Association - Wikipedia

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   Website. www .iswa .org. The International Solid Waste Association ( ISWA) is a non-governmental, independent and non-profit association by statutes and follows the mission statement to promote and develop professional waste management worldwide as a contribution to sustainable development. [1] [2] [3]

5. California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery

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   Website. www .calrecycle .ca .gov. The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (also known as CalRecycle) is a branch of the California Environmental Protection Agency that oversees the state's waste management, recycling, and waste reduction programs. CalRecycle was established in 2010 to replace the California Integrated ...

6. WM (Waste Management) (company) - Wikipedia

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   Waste Management, Inc., doing business as WM, [4] [5] is a waste management, comprehensive waste, and environmental services company operating in North America. Founded in 1968, the company is headquartered in the Bank of America Tower in Houston, Texas. The company's network includes 337 transfer stations, 254 active landfill disposal sites ...

7. Midwest Consortium for Hazardous Waste Worker Training

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   The Midwest Consortium for Hazardous Waste Worker Training provides training to workers who may be exposed to hazardous materials while performing jobs covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ’s (OSHA) Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response ( HAZWOPER) standard, and to help employers comply with OSHA standard ...

8. History of waste management - Wikipedia

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   The first occurrence of organised solid waste management system appeared in London in the late 18th century. [13] A waste collection and resource recovery system was established around the 'dust-yards'. Main constituent of municipal waste was the coal ash (‘dust’) which had a market value for brick-making and as a soil improver.

9. Sewage treatment - Wikipedia

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   Sewage treatment. Sewage treatment (or domestic wastewater treatment, municipal wastewater treatment) is a type of wastewater treatment which aims to remove contaminants from sewage to produce an effluent that is suitable to discharge to the surrounding environment or an intended reuse application, thereby preventing water pollution from raw ...