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| 6863641603 | Primary Recycling | Recyclable 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 | |
| 6863641604 | Secondary Recycling | The 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 | |
| 6863646566 | Compost | Decayed organic material used as a plant fertalizer. | 2 | |
| 6863650513 | Landfill | A place to dispose of waste material by burying it and covering it over with soil. | 3 | |
| 6863652560 | PAYT (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 | |
| 6863655651 | Sanitary Landfills | Waste is isolated fro the environment until it is safe. | 5 | |
| 6863659275 | Waste to Energy Program | The process of generating energy in the form of energy in the form of electricity and/or heat from the primary treatment of waste. | 6 | |
| 6863693246 | Resource Conservation Act | Enacted in 1976. Is the principal federal law in the United States governing the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste. | 7 | |
| 6863704598 | Hazardous Waste | Waste with properties that make it potentially dangerous to human health or the environment. Can be liquids/solids/ or gases. | 8 | |
| 6863709970 | Superfund Programs | Federal government program designed to fund the cleanup of sites contaminated with hazardous substances and pollutants. | 9 |