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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > campaigns, elections and electoral behavior > campaigns, elections, and the law > natural environment > environmental control > pollution control > waste disposal
... > social science subjects > geography > geographic features > natural environment > environmental control > pollution control > waste disposal
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > ideologies > libertarianism > libertarianism and policy > natural environment > environmental control > pollution control > waste disposal
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > public health practice > communicable disease control > sanitation > sanitary engineering > waste management > waste disposal
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > sanitation > sanitary engineering > waste management > waste disposal

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waste disposal  

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  • Solid waste is generally known as “trash” or “garbage” in layman's terms. Generally it refers to both domestic waste, generated from households, as well as commercial waste, and includes among other things food scraps, paper, newspaper, clothes, packaging, cans, bottles, grass clippings, furniture, paints, and batteries. [Source: Green Cities: An A-to-Z Guide; Waste Disposal]

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