Waste treatment

Short description: Waste management strategy

Waste treatment refers to the activities required to ensure that waste has the least practicable impact on the environment. In many countries various forms of waste treatment are required by law.

## Contents

* 1 Solid waste treatment
* 2 Waste water treatment
* 2.1 Agricultural waste water treatment
* 2.2 Industrial wastewater treatment
* 2.3 Sewage treatment
* 3 Radioactive waste treatment
* 4 References

## Solid waste treatment

Main article: Engineering:List of solid waste treatment technologies

The treatment of solid wastes is a key component of waste management. Different forms of solid waste treatment are graded in the waste hierarchy.

## Waste water treatment

Wastewater treatment facility in La Crosse

### Agricultural waste water treatment

Agricultural wastewater treatment is treatment and disposal of liquid animal waste, pesticide residues etc. from agriculture.[1] Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) are a large contributor to water contamination with animal waste.[2] A possible treatment to contaminated agricultural wastewater is extending rainwater drainage systems. Extending these systems allows room for water cleaning and collecting systems to be implemented. Another solution is reusing already treated wastewater from treatment plants. This diminishes any risk of the water being contaminated.[3]

### Industrial wastewater treatment

Industrial wastewater treatment is the treatment of wet wastes from factories, mines, power plants and other commercial facilities.[4]

### Sewage treatment

Sewage treatment is the treatment and disposal of human waste. Sewage is produced by all human communities. Treatment in urbanized areas is typically handled by centralized treatment systems. Alternative systems may use composting processes or processes that separate solid materials by settlement and then convert soluble contaminants into biological sludge and into gases such as carbon dioxide or methane.[5]

## Radioactive waste treatment

Main article: Engineering:List of radioactive waste treatment technologies

Radioactive waste treatment is the treatment and containment of radioactive waste.

## References

1. ↑ Janczukowicz, Wojciech; Rodziewicz, Joanna (2024-03-15). "Water and Wastewater Management in Agriculture" (in en). Applied Sciences 14 (6): 2488. doi:10.3390/app14062488. ISSN 2076-3417.
2. ↑ Burkholder, JoAnn; Libra, Bob; Weyer, Peter; Heathcote, Susan; Kolpin, Dana; Thorne, Peter S.; Wichman, Michael (February 2007). "Impacts of Waste from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations on Water Quality". Environmental Health Perspectives 115 (2): 308–312. doi:10.1289/ehp.8839. PMID 17384784. Bibcode: 2007EnvHP.115..308B.
3. ↑ Janczukowicz, Wojciech; Rodziewicz, Joanna (2024-03-15). "Water and Wastewater Management in Agriculture" (in en). Applied Sciences 14 (6): 2488. doi:10.3390/app14062488. ISSN 2076-3417.
4. ↑ Water Environment Federation (2020). Industrial Wastewater Management, Treatment & Disposal; Manual of Practice FD-3 (3rd ed.). Alexandria, VA: Water Environment Federation. ISBN 978-1-57278-369-0.
5. ↑ Tchobanoglous, George; Burton, Franklin Louis; Stensel, H. David; Tsuchihashi, Ryujiro; Metcalf & Eddy / AECOM (2014). Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Resource Recovery. 1 (5th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-340118-8.

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Biosolids, waste, and waste management

Major types|

* Agricultural wastewater
* Biodegradable waste
* Biomedical waste
* Brown waste
* Chemical waste
* Construction waste
* Demolition waste
* Electronic waste
* by country
* Food waste
* Green waste
* Hazardous waste
* Heat waste
* Industrial waste
* Litter
* Marine debris
* Mining waste
* Municipal solid waste
* Open defecation
* Packaging waste
* Post-consumer waste
* Radioactive waste
* Scrap metal
* Sewage
* Sharps waste
* Toxic waste
* Wastewater

Processes|

* Anaerobic digestion
* Biodegradation
* Composting
* Garden waste dumping
* Illegal dumping
* Incineration
* Landfill
* Landfill mining
* Mechanical biological treatment
* Mechanical sorting
* Open dump
* Photodegradation
* Recycling
* Resource recovery
* Sewage treatment
* Waste collection
* Waste picking
* Waste sorting
* Waste trade
* Waste treatment
* Waste-to-energy

Countries|

* Armenia
* Australia
* Bangladesh
* Brazil
* Hong Kong
* India
* Kazakhstan
* New Zealand
* Russia
* South Korea
* Switzerland
* Taiwan
* Thailand
* Turkey
* UK
* US

Agreements|

* Bamako Convention
* Basel Convention
* EU directives
* batteries
* framework
* incineration
* landfills
* RoHS
* vehicles
* waste water
* WEEE
* London Convention
* Oslo Convention
* OSPAR Convention

Other topics|

* Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future
* Cleaner production
* Downcycling
* Eco-industrial park
* Extended producer responsibility
* High-level radioactive waste management
* History of waste management
* Landfill fire
* Sewage regulation and administration
* Upcycling
* Waste hierarchy
* Waste legislation
* Waste minimisation
* Zero waste

*   * Category: Waste
* Concepts
* Index
* Journals
* Lists
* Organizations

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