waste treatment definition
waste treatment means physical, thermal chemical or biological processes, including sorting, which change the characteristics of the waste in order to reduce its volume or hazardous nature, facilitate its handling or enhance recovery, and shall include waste management.
waste treatment means recovery or disposal operations, including preparation prior to recovery or disposal.
waste treatment means the mechanical, physical, thermal, chemical or biological processes, including sorting, that result in change in the properties of the waste, with a view to reducing the volume or hazardous nature thereof, facilitating the handling or making it more suitable for processing;
More Definitions of waste treatment
waste treatment. - means the physical, mechanical biological, thermal, chemical processing of waste with a view of reducing its impact to the environment.
waste treatment means physical, thermal, chemical or biological processes, including segregation, which are used to alter characteristics of the waste to reduce its volumes or hazardous features, and to facilitate waste management, or improve waste recycling;
waste treatment means the removal of contaminants.
waste treatment means the operations intended to benefit safety and economy by changing the characteristics of the waste through volume reduction, removal of radionuclides from the waste and change of composition;
waste treatment means the operation of physical, thermal, chemical or biological process, including sorting, which changes the characteristics of the waste in order to reduce its volume or hazardous nature, facilitate its handling or enhance recovery;
waste treatment means the processes that are carried out to change the characteristics of the waste to produce a safe and convenient form of storage or disposal. This may involve operations such as solidification, incineration or compaction to minimize the waste volume.
waste treatment means the change of properties or composition of waste by transforming it into a finished product or into primary or secondary material for finished products.