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Solid Waste Association of North America

Index Solid Waste Association of North America

The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is an organization of public and private sector professionals committed to advancing issues ranging from solid waste management to resource management through their shared emphasis on education, advocacy and research. [1]

20 relations: Biogas, Bioreactor landfill, Chartered Institution of Wastes Management, Communication, Compost, Construction waste, Education, Household hazardous waste, International Solid Waste Association, Landfill, Landfill gas, Marketing, Municipal solid waste, Recycling, Sustainable materials management, Transfer station (waste management), Waste collection, Waste management, Waste-to-energy, Zero waste.

Biogas

Biogas typically refers to a mixture of different gases produced by the breakdown of organic matter in the absence of oxygen.

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Bioreactor landfill

Landfills are the primary method of waste disposal in many parts of the world, including United States and Canada.

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Chartered Institution of Wastes Management

The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) is a professional body for the waste management industry in the United Kingdom and other countries.

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Communication

Communication (from Latin commūnicāre, meaning "to share") is the act of conveying intended meanings from one entity or group to another through the use of mutually understood signs and semiotic rules.

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Compost

Compost is organic matter that has been decomposed in a process called composting.

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Construction waste

Construction waste consists of unwanted material produced directly or incidentally by the construction or industries.

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Education

Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits.

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Household hazardous waste

Household hazardous waste (HHW), sometimes called retail hazardous waste or "home generated special materials', is post-consumer waste which qualifies as hazardous waste when discarded.

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International Solid Waste Association

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.

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Landfill

A landfill site (also known as a tip, dump, rubbish dump, garbage dump or dumping ground and historically as a midden) is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial.

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Landfill gas

Landfill gas is a complex mix of different gases created by the action of microorganisms within a landfill.

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Marketing

Marketing is the study and management of exchange relationships.

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Municipal solid waste

Municipal solid waste (MSW), commonly known as trash or garbage in the United States and rubbish in Britain, is a waste type consisting of everyday items that are discarded by the public.

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Recycling

Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects.

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Sustainable materials management

Sustainable Materials Management is a systemic approach to using and reusing materials more productively over their entire lifecycles.

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Transfer station (waste management)

A transfer station is a building or processing site for the temporary deposition of waste.

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Waste collection

Waste collection is a part of the process of waste management.

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Waste management

Waste management or waste disposal are all the activities and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal.

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Waste-to-energy

Waste-to-energy (WtE) or energy-from-waste (EfW) is the process of generating energy in the form of electricity and/or heat from the primary treatment of waste, or the processing of waste into a fuel source.

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Zero waste

Zero Waste is a philosophy that encourages the redesign of resource life cycles so that all products are reused.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_Waste_Association_of_North_America

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