Municipal solid waste
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Municipal solid waste (MSW), commonly known as trash or garbage in the United States and rubbish in Britain, is a waste type consisting of everyday items that are discarded by the public. "Garbage" can also refer specifically to food waste, as in a garbage disposal; the two are sometimes collected separately. In the European Union, the semantic definition is 'mixed municipal waste,' given waste code 20 03 01 in the European Waste Catalog. Although the waste may originate from a number of sources that has nothing to do with a municipality, the traditional role of municipalities in collecting and managing these kinds of waste have produced the particular etymology 'municipal.'
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See also
- Garbology (study of modern refuse and trash)
- List of waste management acronyms
- MSW/LFG (municipal solid waste and landfill gas)
- Sewage
- Waste management
- Waste minimisation
- Global waste trade
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