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  2. Recycling codes - Wikipedia

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    Recycling codes on products. Recycling codes are used to identify the materials out of which the item is made, to facilitate easier recycling process.The presence on an item of a recycling code, a chasing arrows logo, or a resin code, is not an automatic indicator that a material is recyclable; it is an explanation of what the item is made of.

  3. San Francisco Mandatory Recycling and Composting Ordinance

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    [9] In 1999, San Francisco and Recology rolled out their most recent pilot, a dedicated color-coded cart system called the Fantastic Three. [10] The color-coded cart system was designed to make recycling and composting easy for residents, with each color signifying the type of materials accepted (blue=recycling, green=organics, black=landfill).

  4. Waste management - Wikipedia

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    The "Global Waste Management Outlook 2024," supported by the Environment Fund - UNEP’s core financial fund, and jointly published with the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA), provides a comprehensive update on the trajectory of global waste generation and the escalating costs of waste management since 2018. The report predicts ...

  5. Biomedical waste - Wikipedia

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    The latest guidelines for segregation of bio-medical waste recommend the following color coding: [16] Red Bag – Syringes (without needles), soiled gloves, catheters, IV tubes etc. should be all disposed of in a red colored bag, which will later be incinerated.

  6. Waste sorting - Wikipedia

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    Automation of municipal solid waste sorting process is an active research area. [4] Notable mechanisms for automated sorting include: Standardization of products, especially of packaging [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ additional citation(s) needed ] which are often composed of different materials, in particular materials hard or currently impossible to either ...

  7. Waste container - Wikipedia

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    Japan's trash containers are divided into combustibles, cans/bottles/pet bottles and newspapers and magazines. Recycling trash can in Natal, Brazil. A waste container, also known as a dustbin, [1] rubbish bin, trash can, garbage can, wastepaper basket, and wastebasket, among other names, is a type of container intended to store waste that is usually made out of metal or plastic.

  8. Solid waste policy of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Solid Waste Tree, Based on Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, United States Environmental Protection Agency. Solid waste means any garbage or refuse, sludge from a wastewater treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or an air pollution control facility and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial ...

  9. Recycling bin - Wikipedia

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    The idea of the waste bins is believed to have been conceived by Eugène-René Poubelle (15 April 1831- 15 July 1907), French lawyer who introduced waste containers to Paris. [1] In 1883 “Poubelle law” was established in Paris which implemented the usage of closed containers that separated waste by type. [ 2 ]