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SOLID WASTE

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French Equivalent: Résidues solides

Definition:
Solid waste is useless and sometimes hazardous material with low liquid content. Solid wastes include municipal garbage, industrial and commercial waste, sewage sludge, wastes resulting from agricultural and animal husbandry operations and other connected activities, demolition wastes and mining residues.

Source Publication:
Glossary of Environment Statistics, Studies in Methods, Series F, No. 67, United Nations, New York, 1997.

Cross References:
Waste

Statistical Theme: Environmental statistics

Created on Tuesday, September 25, 2001

Last updated on Thursday, March 13, 2003