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CT: Municipal solid waste (referred to simply as ‘municipal waste’ in this report) has been chosen in part because the 2008 Waste Framework Directive introduced a new 50 % recycling target for such waste. In addition, municipal waste is primarily a public sector responsibility and the current economic situation in many EU Member States demands an added focus on how to achieve policy goals most cost-effectively.
S: EEA – http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/managing-municipal-solid-waste/download (last access: 4 February 2015)
N: 1. All types of solid waste generated by households and commercial establishments, and collected usually by local government bodies.
2. Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)—more commonly known as trash or garbage—consists of everyday items we use and then throw away, such as product packaging, grass clippings, furniture, clothing, bottles, food scraps, newspapers, appliances, paint, and batteries. This comes from our homes, schools, hospitals, and businesses.
Each year the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) produces a report on MSW generation, recycling, and disposal.
3. Municipal solid wastes: Those obsolete products discarded by domestic, commercial and municipal consumers which would normally be deposited at municipal refuse disposal areas …
4. Technological means for meeting the municipal waste problem include improved collection, improved incineration, using the heat for power generation, and improvement of sanitary landfill.
5. Waste is considered to be an uncountable noun. However, it is often found in the plural form (wastes), particularly when speaking of different types of waste.
S: 1. http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/municipal-solid-waste.html (last access: 4 February 2015). 2. EPA – http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/nonhaz/municipal/ (last access: 4 February 2015). 3 to 5. TERMIUM PLUS (last access: 4 February 2015).
SYN: MSW, municipal waste, municipal refuse, community refuse, urban solid waste, urban waste.
S: TERMIUM PLUS (last access: 4 February 2015)
CR: ecology, environment, household waste recycling centre, renewable energy, waste, waste of electrical and electronic equipment.
