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    disposal
    /dɪˈspəʊzl/

    noun

    • 1. the action or process of getting rid of something: "the disposal of radioactive waste" Similar throwing awaygetting rid ofdiscardingjettisoning
    • 2. the sale of shares, property, or other assets: "the disposal of his shares in the company" Similar distributionhanding outgiving outgiving away

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  2. 2 days ago · Waste management or waste disposal includes the processes and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal. This includes the collection, transport, treatment, and disposal of waste, together with monitoring and regulation of the waste management process and waste-related laws, technologies, and economic ...

  3. 4 days ago · The less waste we need to dispose of, the less it builds up in landfills – which is important since the US alone sends nearly 150 million tons of garbage into landfills each year instead of recycling it. And when that reduced amount of waste does need to be managed, we can instead handle it in ways that produce electricity or steam ...

  4. 2 days ago · recycling, recovery and reprocessing of waste materials for use in new products. The basic phases in recycling are the collection of waste materials, their processing or manufacture into new products, and the purchase of those products, which may then themselves be recycled.

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  5. 2 days ago · Disposal, ideally in a landfill site, is the final option for any wastes that cannot be dealt with in any other way. A landfill site is an area of land set aside for the final disposal of solid waste.

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  6. 4 days ago · Management of liquid waste focuses on finding a way to dispose of the waste in a way that is safe for humans and the environment. For this reason, the word ‘disposal’ is often used to mean the same as management in this context.

  7. 5 days ago · They have established a comprehensive framework to track, control, and dispose of hazardous waste to safeguard human health and the environment. Regulation and Standards: The EPA sets regulations and standards to define what constitutes hazardous waste.

  8. 2 days ago · Introduction. Solid waste management can be thought of as a chain of linked stages, as shown in Figure 9.1. The chain begins with the generation of waste by individual households, institutions and workplaces. This is Stage 1, which you learned about in Study Session 7.