Across
- 1. An individual or group of individuals who act as an agent or intermediary between the sellers and buyers of recyclable materials
- 4. A vendor with an exclusive contract for an area/locality/municipality, which we must utilize
- 6. Using computers to track tonnage in containers and compactors, which allows for cost-effective hauling
- 8. The process of decomposition or decay of organic waste; leaves, paper, food, and sometimes mixed municipal solid waste
- 9. A widely used term used for large front-load and rear-load containers
- 10. The process of diverting waste from landfills through recycling and source reduction activities
- 12. The complete flow of waste from domestic or industrial areas through to final disposal
- 13. A pollution control facility for safe/sanitary final disposal of solid waste on land
- 14. A waste collection company that provides complete refuse removal services; many also collect recyclables, e-scraps, and/or landscape materials
- 15. Machines that reduce the volume of solid waste by compressing contents. All compactors compress and compact wastes into the body of the container
Down
- 2. The process of converting reusable waste products into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials
- 3. Waste material composed primarily of constituent parts that occur naturally, can be decomposed by bacteria or fungi, and are absorbed into the ecosystem.
- 5. Maximizing the available space in a compactor by pulling as close to full as operationally possible, which controls the hauling expense and carbon emissions
- 7. Relating to or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged
- 11. A roll-off container that has no lid, mostly seen at construction sites