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Waste management
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Activities and actions required to manage waste from its source to its final disposal
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Waste management or waste disposal includes the processes and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal. This includes the collection, transport, treatment, and disposal of waste, together with monitoring and regulation of the waste management process and waste-related laws, technologies, and economic mechanisms.

Instance of
Industry (economics)
Process (science)
Academic discipline
Safety
Subclass of
Sustainability and environmental management
Energy and environmental engineering
Part of
European waste hierarchy
Different from
Sanitary engineering
Waste prevention: a misunderstood concept
References
Wikidata