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Municipal solid waste (MSW) is a waste type that includes predominantly household waste (domestic waste) with sometimes the addition of commercial wastes collected by a municipality within a given area. They are in either solid or semisolid form and generally exclude industrial hazardous wastes. The term residual waste relates to waste left from household sources containing materials that have not been separated out or sent for reprocessing <ref>Mechanical Biological Treatment Welsh Assembly (2005) Mechanical Biological Treatment, Environment Countryside and Planning Website, Welsh Assembly</ref>.

There are five broad categories of MSW:

• Biodegradable waste: food & kitchen waste, green waste, paper (can also be recycled).
• Recyclable material: paper, glass, bottles, cans, metals, certain plastics, etc.
• Inert waste: construction and demolition waste, dirt, rocks, debris.
• Composite wastes: Waste clothing, Tetra Paks, Waste plastics such as toys.
• Domestic hazardous waste & toxic waste: medication, paints, chemicals, light bulbs, fluorescent tubes,spray cans, fertilizer and pesticide containers, batteries, shoe polish, etc.

[edit] See also

• List of solid waste treatment technologies
• Recycling

[edit] References

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