Solid Waste Flashcards

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Solid Waste

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garbage or municipal solid waste, refuse, sludges, industrial waste, other discarded material

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Hazardous Waste

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any waste material that because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical or infectious characteristic may cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality, illness or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, or disposed of

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Hazardous Waste Exclusions

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household waste, hotels, campgrounds, agricultural crop and animal waste used as fertilizer, ash, mining and ore wastes, cement kiln dust, petroleum contaminated soil, non plated oil filters

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