What is a Solid waste?

RCRA states that "solid waste" means any garbage or refuse, sludge from a wastewater
treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility and other
discarded material, resulting from industrial, commercial, mining, and agricultural
operations, and from community activities. Nearly everything we do leaves behind some
kind of waste.

It is important to note that the definition of solid waste is not limited to wastes that are
physically solid. Many solid wastes are liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous material.

A solid waste is any material that is discarded by being:

Abandoned: The term abandoned means thrown away. A material is abandoned if it is

disposed of, burned, incinerated, or sham recycled.

Inherently Waste-Like: Some materials pose such a threat to human health and the
environment that they are always considered solid wastes; these materials are considered
to be inherently waste-like. Examples of inherently waste-like materials include certain
dioxin-containing wastes.

A Discarded Military Munition: Military munitions are all ammunition products and
components produced for or used by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) or U.S. Armed
Services for national defense and security. Unused or defective munitions are solid wastes
when:

abandoned (i.e., disposed of, burned, incinerated) or treated prior to disposal;

rendered nonrecyclable or nonusable through deterioration; or

declared a waste by an authorized military official.

Used (i.e., fired or detonated) munitions may also be solid wastes if collected for storage,
recycling, treatment, or disposal.

Recycled in Certain Ways: A material is recycled if it is used or reused (e.g., as an ingredient

in a process), reclaimed, or used in certain ways

Wastes Excluded from Solid Waste Regulation

Several materials are excluded from the definition of solid waste. These materials are
excluded for a variety of reasons, including public policy, economic impacts, regulation
by other laws, lack of data, or impracticability of regulating the waste. The decision to
exclude the following materials from the solid waste definition is a result of either
Congressional action (embodied in the statute) or an EPA rulemaking.
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Wastes
Domestic Sewage and Mixtures of Household Hazardous Waste
Domestic Sewage
Point Source Discharge Agricultural Waste

Radioactive Waste Mining Overburden

In-Situ Mining
Pulping Liquors
Spent Sulfuric Acid
Spent Wood Preservatives
Fossil Fuel Combustion Waste (Bevill)
Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Wastes (Bentsen
Amendment)
Mining and Mineral Processing Wastes
(Bevill)
Arsenical-Treated Wood

Coke By-Product Wastes Used Oil Filters

Hazardous Secondary Materials From the Used Oil Distillation Bottoms
Petroleum Refining Industry
Excluded Scrap Metal Trivalent Chromium Wastes

recycled waste .

Paper
Paper makes up 23 percent of municipal solid waste (trash) generated each year, more than
any other material. Americans recycled about 68 percent of the paper they used in 2018.
This recovered paper is used to make new paper products, saving trees and other natural
resources.

Batteries
The most recycled product is lead-acid batteries, with 2.9 million recycled in 2018,
accounting for 99 percent of generation. The recycling of other types of batteries does not
do well. Although batteries are recyclable, batteries, including batteries, are recycling
batteries. and operations in specialized areas

Glass
Glass, especially glass food and beverage containers, can be recycled over and over again. In
the United States in 2018, 12.3 million tons of glass were generated, 25 percent of which
was recovered for recycling. Making new glass from recycled glass is typically cheaper than
using raw materials. Most curbside community recycling programs accept different glass
colors and types mixed together, and then glass is sorted at the recovery facility.
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Sorting: separating waste components from each other manually or automatically, such
as: paper, glass, recycled, and others.

of the components in transitional stations, or sorting and treatment facilities, for the
purpose of recycling them, or processed.

Recycling: The process of converting specific components into flexible waste products into
flexible use retrieved, or for an idea as raw materials in manufacturing.

Storage: Saving waste components or some of them temporarily, for transportation or for
later use.

Transfer stations: dispersions that are used at a stage in the process of transferring waste
to Sites and facilities that process or sort waste or to final disposal sites in order to reduce
transportation costs.

Sorting facility: A facility to which waste is transported, to sort its components, and to
prepare it for reuse as raw materials. or treatment at a later stage

Composting: a method of treating organic waste (most of which were used as houseplants
and effluents). Green and agricultural crops through the decomposition of these materials
elastic fibers to maintain a certain ratio of moisture and aeration to allow bacteria to
break down organic matter and make it harmless to the environment. Sarmad is used As a
soil nutrient to improve agricultural production.

Resource recovery: The process of extracting and using energy, raw materials or any other
waste product.

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