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1) Origin and Types of Waste
1) Origin and Types of Waste
Martin Kubal
Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague
What is waste ?
words to describe waste
1) loss / uselessness
(déchet, refuse, garbage, rifiuti, residuo, Abfall)
Mining and quarrying activities give rise to the single biggest waste
stream at 29% of the total quantity of waste generated in Europe. It
is made up of topsoil, overburden, waste rock, waste from the
processing of the ore body (tailings) which may also include process
water, process chemicals and portions of the remaining materials.
Large areas of land are used for depositing mining waste and this
activity has the potential to cause environmental pollution if not
properly controlled.
special waste – construction and demolition waste