Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive — The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive) is the European Community directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) which, together with the RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC, became European Law in … Wikipedia
Waste management — is the collection, transport, processing, recycling or disposal of waste materials. The term usually relates to materials produced by human activity, and is generally undertaken to reduce their effect on health, the environment or aesthetics.… … Wikipedia
Waste Management, Inc — Waste Management, Inc. Type Public Traded as NYSE: WM … Wikipedia
Waste minimisation — is the process and the policy of reducing the amount of waste produced by a person or a society. It is part of the wider aim of waste reduction which is often described as a component of the waste hierarchy. In the waste hierarchy, the most… … Wikipedia
Waste disposal authority — Waste disposal authorities (WDA) were established in the UK following the Environmental Protection Act 1990. WDAs are in charge of the use of funds from Council Tax to facilitate the disposal of municipal waste. WDAs must manager waste which is… … Wikipedia
Waste sorting — is the process by which waste is separated into different elements. Waste sorting can occur manually at the household and collected through kerbside collection schemes, or automatically separated in materials recovery facilities or mechanical… … Wikipedia
Waste container — For the software component, see Recycle bin (computing). A collection of movable waste containers in Australia A waste container is a container for temporarily storing waste, and is usually made out of metal or plastic. Common terms are dustbin,… … Wikipedia
Waste management in Hong Kong — In the densely populated city of Hong Kong, waste is a troublesome issue. The city generates around 6.4 million tons of waste each year, and in eight years time, its existing landfills are expected to be full. The government has introduced waste… … Wikipedia
Waste picker — A waste picker, or a scavenger, is a person who picks out recyclable elements from mixed waste wherever it may be temporarily accessible or disposed of [ [http://www.gdrc.org/uem/waste/swm glossary.html Solid Waste Management Glossary] ] .A… … Wikipedia
Waste management in Switzerland — Switzerland is highly active on the recycling and anti littering front and is one of the top recyclers in the world with a mean of 76% of all currently recyclable items being recycled. [ [http://www.swissrecycling.ch/deutsch/wregel.htm Recycling… … Wikipedia
Chemical waste — is a waste that is made from harmful chemicals (mostly produced by large factories). Chemical waste may fall under regulations such as COSHH in the United Kingdom, or the Clean Water Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act in the United… … Wikipedia