1 inch (in) = 2.54 centimeters (cm) = 25.4 millimeters (mm) 1 foot (ft) = 30.5 centimeters (cm) = 0.305 meters (m) 1 yard (yd) = 36 inches (in) = 0.914 meters (m) 1 mile (mi) = 5280 feet (ft) = 1.61 kilometers (km) 1 square yard (yd2) = 9 …
Mais »Waste Stream
the total waste generated by all contributors (households, industry, government) in a particular area (city, county, state). SOURCE: Water Quality and Waste Management Glossary
Mais »Waste Exchange
a computer and catalog network that redirects waste materials back into the manufacturing or reuse process by matching companies generating specific waste with companies that use those wastes as manufacturing inputs. SOURCE: Water Quality and Waste Management Glossary
Mais »Residential Waste
materials generated in single and multiple-family homes. SOURCE: Water Quality and Waste Management Glossary
Mais »Modular Incinerator
small-scale waste combustion units prefabricated at a manufacturing facility and transported to the MWC facility site. SOURCE: Water Quality and Waste Management Glossary
Mais »Mechanical Separation
sorting of waste into various components using mechanical means, such as cyclones, trommels, and screens. SOURCE: Water Quality and Waste Management Glossary
Mais »Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)
facility that separates and processes recyclable materials for sale to an end user. SOURCE: Water Quality and Waste Management Glossary
Mais »Materials Market
combination of manufacturing interests which buy recyclable materials and process them for reuse. The demand for goods made of recycled materials determines the economic feasibility of recycling and resource recovery. SOURCE: Water Quality and Waste Management Glossary
Mais »Mass Burn
municipal waste combustion technology in which solid waste is burned in a controlled system without prior sorting or processing. SOURCE: Water Quality and Waste Management Glossary
Mais »Manual Separation
sorting of recyclables or compositable materials from waste by hand sorting. SOURCE: Water Quality and Waste Management Glossary
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