Inert waste: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
No edit summary Tags: Mobile edit Mobile app edit Android app edit |
No edit summary |
||
| (3 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| ⚫ | '''Inert waste''' is waste which is neither chemically nor biologically reactive and will not decompose or only very slowly. Examples of this are sand, [[concrete]], and [[demolition waste]]. This has particular relevance to [[landfill]]s as inert waste typically requires lower disposal fees than [[biodegradable waste]] or [[hazardous waste]]. |
||
Medical waste Relevance{{Unreferenced|date=March 2007}} |
|||
| ⚫ | '''Inert waste''' is waste which is neither chemically nor biologically reactive and will not decompose. Examples of this are sand and [[ |
||
This type of waste coagulates in the environment and can cause serious problem, much like filling up of areas, but they are also relatively less harmful than plastics as they don't give out harmful residues after hundreds of years. |
|||
==See also== |
==See also== |
||
*[[Landfill]] |
*[[Landfill]] |
||
*[[List of waste types]] |
*[[List of waste types]] |
||
==References== |
|||
*{{cite book|author=Paul T. Williams|title=Waste Treatment and Disposal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZH9kkhd56IcC&pg=PT240|date=30 April 2013|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1-118-68737-6|pages=240}} |
|||
{{waste}} |
{{waste}} |
||
Latest revision as of 05:27, 29 November 2023
Inert waste is waste which is neither chemically nor biologically reactive and will not decompose or only very slowly. Examples of this are sand, concrete, and demolition waste. This has particular relevance to landfills as inert waste typically requires lower disposal fees than biodegradable waste or hazardous waste.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Paul T. Williams (30 April 2013). Waste Treatment and Disposal. John Wiley & Sons. p. 240. ISBN 978-1-118-68737-6.
 | This waste-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |