Solid And Hazardous Waste

7. anything that reduces waste by using less material in the first place.
9. a process that uses mainly microorganisms, plants, or microbial or plant enzymes to detoxify contaminants in the soil and other environments.
11. any garbage, sludge, or other discarded material from homes and businesses, and industrial, commercial, mining, agricultural or community activities.
12. involves the processes of waste collection, transportation, processing, as well as waste recycling or disposal.
13. a method of disposing waste on land without disturbing the environment and public health
14. the natural process of decomposition and recycling of organic material into a humus rich soil amendment known as compost.
15. when recyclable materials are mechanically processed to create a product that serves a similar function.
16. uses recycled materials to make a new product.

1. a plant-based approach, which involves the use of plants to extract and remove elemental pollutants or lower their bioavailability in soil
2. more commonly known as trash or garbage—consists of everyday items we use and then throw away, such as product
3. a waste with properties that make it dangerous or capable of having a harmful effect on human health or the environment.J
4. a system for reducing, collecting, recycling and disposing of waste products generated by residential, institutional, commercial, and industrial land uses.
5. learning from and then emulating nature's forms, processes, and ecosystems to create more sustainable designs
6. a unit that is a natural topographical depression, man-made excavation, or diked area formed primarily of earthen materials
8. disposal of liquid wastes into a subsurface geological horizon
10. waste and pollution control waste that is generated by manufacturing or industrial processes and is not regulated by hazardous waste rules