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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. "Garbage" can also refer specifically to food waste, as in a garbage disposal; the two are sometimes collected separately. In the European Union, the semantic…

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Municipal solid waste

Nodes90
Edges89
Triples72
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022222
Components1

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related to Further reading · 20
Municipal solid waste → Akolkar, Annual Review, Bhattacharyya, Characterization, Dhar, Environment, Environmental Technology, Global Perspective, Hiya, Kumar, March, Nair, PMID, Resources, S2CID, Sunil, Tchobanoglous, Vaidya, Vergara, Vijay
related to Composition · 13
Municipal solid waste → At, Biodegradable, Composite, In, Inert, Most, Recyclable, Tetra Pack, The, TVs, UK, Waste, WEEE
related to Components of solid waste management · 9
Municipal solid waste → Agency, European Union, Source, The, The European Union's, There, United States Environmental Protection, Waste, Waste Framework Directive
see also · 6
Municipal solid waste → Category, History, LFG, List, Methanol, Waste
related to Energy generation · 5
Municipal solid waste → However, In, MSW, Municipal, Several

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waste solid municipal disposal materials collection wastes landfills processing environmental source landfill food energy also recycling recovery land msw united

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
plastic filminstance ofthe waste stream mainly consists of intractable wastes0.80text
non-recyclable packaging materialsinstance ofthe waste stream mainly consists of intractable wastes0.80text
toysinstance ofwaste plastics0.80text
plastic garden furnitureHazardous waste including most paintsinstance ofwaste plastics0.80text
chemicalsinstance ofwaste plastics0.80text
tiresinstance ofwaste plastics0.80text
batteriesinstance ofwaste plastics0.80text
light bulbsinstance ofwaste plastics0.80text
electrical appliancesinstance ofwaste plastics0.80text
fluorescent lampsinstance ofwaste plastics0.80text
aerosol spray cansinstance ofwaste plastics0.80text
and fertilizersToxic waste including pesticidesinstance ofwaste plastics0.80text

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