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Waste Stream

Last updated, 10/14/2008 Comments (0) | Digg del.icio.us Facebook StumbleUpon Twitter

Where does your trash go after you throw it out?  Into the waste stream, of course!  The total flow of solid waste from homes, businesses, institutions and manufacturing plants that is recycled, burned, or disposed of in landfills is the waste stream.

The total waste stream can be divided up into segments, e.g. the "recyclable waste stream," but trash is trash is trash, and it has to go somewhere.  Waste that is burned, for example, doesn't disappear entirely since it creates carbon that adds to the atmosphere and ash that is buried, composted, added to the soil, etc, that in turn affects groundwater and soil.  Waste destined for recycling still uses resources and power to turn that old aluminum can into a new one.

Latest Tweets about this glossary term:

  • MaviUnlimited - Turning a waste stream into a usable product is what New Sky Energy plans to do. http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_14696638
  • HikeOurPlanet - RT @ecogreentravel: did u realise electronic waste is the fastest-growing waste stream. Americans throw out 130,000 computers every day, over 100M cellphones yr
  • emeryvine - RT @ecogreentravel: did u realise electronic waste is the fastest-growing waste stream. Americans throw out 130,000 computers every day, over 100M cellphones yr
  • fanofamd - RT @EcoGreenTravel: electronic waste is fastest-growing waste stream. Americans throw out 130,000 computers/day, > 100M cellphones/yr
  • alfina87 - RT @ecogreentravel: did u realise electronic waste is the fastest-growing waste stream. Americans throw out 130,000 computers every day, over 100M cellphones yr
  • ecogreentravel - did u realise electronic waste is the fastest-growing waste stream. Americans throw out 130,000 computers every day, over 100M cellphones yr
  • ScottSkiba - @thegooddrlaura @Splenitis 2 days later and I still can't get files to play after downloading with that stream transport program. itsa waste
  • HabitatLasVegas - Eliminate something from the waste stream! Donate your used books and building materials to the ReStore
  • xDalexDx - Tears stream, down ur face, cuz u lose something u cannot replace, when u love someone but it goes to waste, I will try, to Fix You.
  • cutieFLYbish - @kaviekav okay well were not talkin main stream we are talkin new and up comin! dont compare. its a waste of time!
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