How Woody Residuals are Recycled in the United States

Solid waste wood is typically not considered to be an important recyclable commodity. However, for decades, wood residues from primary timber processing facilities have been made into usable products. Nearly all particleboard produced in the United States, for example, is made from such residues. Wooden pallets, once destined for landfills …

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FAUNA NOCIVA

Especies animales que por condiciones ambientales incrementan su población ilegando a convertirse en plaga, vectores potenciales de enfermedades infecto-contagiosas o causantes de daños a las actividades o bienes humanos. Fuentes: REGLAMENTO GESTIÓN DE RESÍDUOS SÓLIDOS

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FAULT

Means a geological fracture or zone of fractures in any material along which strata on one side have been displaced with respect to that on the other side. Source : British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks

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FALLOUT

The radioactive dust particles that settle to earth after the denotation of a nuclear device. Source: Department of Toxic Substance Control – California – USA

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FABRIC FILTER

A cloth device that catches dust particles from industrial emissions. (source: World Bank)

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