01 SOLID WASTE
02
REFERS TO MATERIALS THAT
HAVE A DEFINITE SHAPE
AND CAN BE TOUCHED,
SUCH AS HOUSEHOLD AND
COMMERCIAL WASTE, SUCH
AS PAPER, PLASTICS,
METALS, AND FOOD WASTE.
03 GAS WASTE
REFERS TO THE RELEASE OF
GREENHOUSE GASES, SUCH AS
CARBON DIOXIDE AND METHANE,
WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO CLIMATE
CHANGE. THIS TYPE OF WASTE IS
OFTEN A BYPRODUCT OF
INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES OR THE
BURNING OF FOSSIL FUELS.
05 LIQUID WASTE
LIQUID WASTE, REFERS TO ANY
TYPE OF LIQUID THAT IS
GENERATED AS A BYPRODUCT OF
VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES,
DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES, OR
AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS.
SOME COMMON EXAMPLES OF
LIQUID WASTE INCLUDE SEWAGE,
WASTEWATER, AND RAINWATER
RUNOFF.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
WASTE THAT IS POTENTIALLY
DANGEROUS OR HARMFUL TO
PEOPLE OR THE ENVIRONMENT,
THIS INCLUDES MATERIALS
THAT ARE TOXIC, FLAMMABLE,
OR CORROSIVE AND REQUIRE
SPECIAL HANDLING AND
DISPOSAL METHODS.
SPECIAL WASTE 04
SPECIAL WASTE REFERS TO ANY
TYPE OF WASTE THAT REQUIRES
SPECIAL TREATMENT, OR DISPOSAL
DUE TO ITS HAZARDOUS, TOXIC, OR
RADIOACTIVE PROPERTIES.
EXAMPLES ARE TREATED MEDICAL
WASTE, DEAD ANIMALS, NON-
REGULATED ASBESTOS, EMPTY
PESTICIDE CONTAINERS, & SLUDGES.
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AGRICULTURAL WASTE
WASTE GENERATED FROM
FARMING PRACTICES, SUCH
AS ANIMAL MANURE AND
CROP RESIDUES. COMMON
EXAMPLES ARE GRAPE VINES,
FRUIT BEARING TREES,
VEGETABLES, AND DATE
PALM FRONDS.