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Waste disposal is the placement of household and industrial garbage in a landfill. Integrated waste management, commonly called waste disposal, includes the collection, transportation, storage, treatment, recycling and reclamation of waste, as well as landfilling. Solid, hazardous and radioactive wastes have different disposal requirements.LandfillingThe traditional method of disposing of trash and garbage is to bury it in a landfill. Some hazardous wastes can be buried in specially constructed landfills.

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Other TreatmentsNeutralization and other chemical reactions are used to reduce the hazards posed by some wastes.

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Recycling and ReclamationPlastics, petroleum products, and other materials can be recycled for continued use as a feedstock or reclaimed for reprocessing and further use.

Other ConsiderationsThe treatment, storage, disposal and transportation of waste are regulated under most jurisdictions.

Source:EPA: Waste Information

EPA: Non-Hazardous Waste

EPA: Waste

More Information:Hazardous Waste Requirements

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