Glossary
- Collection vehicle:
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Vehicle designed to collect waste.
- Collection:
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Obtaining materials from the curbside or drop-off centers and bringing that material to an unloading point.
- Curbside collection:
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Collecting materials from each household, at the front curb or back alley.
- Drop-off center:
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A centrally located facility, with large containers for each type of material, from which material is collected.
- Generation:
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The act of creating a waste.
- Material recovery facility:
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Special type of transfer station, where recyclables are processed before transport.
- Participation rate:
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The fraction of households that regularly present materials properly.
- Presentation:
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Placing waste materials in the proper location for collection by the municipal waste collection program.
- Processing:
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Changing the properties of a waste material, e.g., compacting cans.
- Residual waste:
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Materials remaining as waste after reuse, recycling, or processing.
- Separation:
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Placing different waste materials in different...
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Everett, J.W. (2018). Waste Collection and Transport. In: Meyers, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2493-6_124-3
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