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6863641603Primary RecyclingRecyclable materials/products are recovered and used without being changed in any way and usually for the same purpose. (Donating to a friend or selling it)0
6863641604Secondary RecyclingThe material/product is modified without the use of chemical processes. (ex. cutting egg carton to make seed starter, reshaping waste products to make various crafts.)1
6863646566CompostDecayed organic material used as a plant fertalizer.2
6863650513LandfillA place to dispose of waste material by burying it and covering it over with soil.3
6863652560PAYT (pay as you throw)Landfills charge users at a rate that is based on how much waste they present for collection to the municipality or local authority.4
6863655651Sanitary LandfillsWaste is isolated fro the environment until it is safe.5
6863659275Waste to Energy ProgramThe process of generating energy in the form of energy in the form of electricity and/or heat from the primary treatment of waste.6
6863693246Resource Conservation ActEnacted in 1976. Is the principal federal law in the United States governing the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste.7
6863704598Hazardous WasteWaste with properties that make it potentially dangerous to human health or the environment. Can be liquids/solids/ or gases.8
6863709970Superfund ProgramsFederal government program designed to fund the cleanup of sites contaminated with hazardous substances and pollutants.9

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