WASTE LAND
TRASH OR GARBAGE CREATED BY HOMES
WHAT IS MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE?
USING BACTERIA OR ENZYMES TO BREAK DOWN TOXIC WASTE
WHAT IS BIOREMEDIATION
THE LEAST EXPENSIVE OF THE 3RS
WHAT IS REDUCE?
THE 3 LINES OF BUSINESS AT WM IN COLLECTION OPERATIONS
WHAT IS WHAT IS RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND ROLL OFF
THE SET OF ETHICS AND PRINCIPALS THAT GUIDE THE WAY WM CONDUCTS BUSINESS, SUCH AS: DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, CUSTOMERS, SAFETY, AND ENVIRONMENT.
WHAT ARE WM'S CORE VALUES?
WHERE SOLID WASTES ARE SPREAD OUT IN THIN LAYERS, COMPACTED AND COVERED DAILY WITH A FRESH LAYER OF CLAY, DIRT, OR PLASTIC FOAM
WHAT IS A LANDFILL?
PONDS, PITS, OR LAGOONS INTO WHICH LINERS ARE PLACED AND LIQUID HAZARDOUS WASTES ARE STORED.
WHAT ARE SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS?
A FORM OF RECYCLING THAT MIMICS NATURE'S RECYCLING OF NUTRIENTS
WHAT IS COMPOSTING?
THE COLLECTION COMMODITY WHOSE VOLUME IS THE MOST VARIABLE DEPENDING ON TIME OF YEAR, WEATHER, TEMPERATURE, AND HUMIDITY.
WHAT IS GREEN WASTE?
THE FOUNDER OF WASTE MANAGEMENT INC, THIS AMERICAN BUSINESSMAN WAS THE GRANDSON OF A DUTCH IMMIGRANT WHO STARTED A TRASH HAULING COMPANY WITH A HORSE AND WAGON IN CHICAGO IN THE LATE 1800'S.
WHO IS WAYNE HUIZENGA?
WHERE SOLID WASTE IS BURNED FOR ENERGY.
WHAT IS AN INCINERATOR?
WASTE THAT COMES FROM DISCARDED TELEVISION SETS, CELL PHONES, COMPUTERS, E-TOYS, AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES.
WHAT IS ELECTRONIC WASTE OR E-WASTE?
A PLACE WHERE MACHINES OR WORKERS SEPARATE THE MIXED WASTE TO RECOVER VALUABLE MATERIALS FOR SALE TO MANUFACTURE AS RAW MATERIALS.
WHAT IS MATERIALS-RECOVERY FACILITY (MRF)?
FORMERLY KNOWN AS OBAS, THIS 3 LETTER ACRONYM DESCRIBES AN OBSERVATION CONDUCTED BY A ROUTE MANAGER ON A DRIVER.
THE FIRST EPISODE OF THIS TV SHOW AIRED IN 2010 AND FEATURED WASTE MANAGEMENT PRESIDENT LARRY O'DONNELL PRETENDING TO BE A NEW HIRE IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIND OUT WHAT LIFE IS REALLY LIKE FOR THE DRIVERS, MRF OPERATORS, AND OTHER FRONTLINE EMPLOYEES AT THE COMPANY.
WHAT IS UNDERCOVER BOSS?
THE FRACTION OF THE WORLD'S SOLID WASTE THAT IS PRODUCTED BY THE UNITED STATES.
WHAT IS 1/3?
ACCEPTING ANTIFREEZE, BATTERIES, MOTOR OIL, AND PAINT, THESE FACILITIES ARE DESIGNATED BY A 3 LETTER ACRONYM THAT STARTS WITH "H". EXAMPLES INCLUDE THE AGUA MANSA AND ANZA TRANSFER STATIONS.
HHW (HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE) FACILITIES
WHEN HOUSEHOLDS AND BUSINESSES SEPARATE THEIR TRASH INTO RECYCLABLE CATEGORIES
WHAT IS SOURCE SEPARATION?
DURING THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS EVENT, THE WM DRIVER IS ADVISED TO PACK THE LOAD, SHUT THE HOPPER DOOR, AND FIND A WIDE OPEN AREA TO PARK THE TRUCK AWAY FROM HOUSES, VEGETATION, OR PEOPLE.
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TOUTED AS THE MOST SUSTAINABLE TOURNAMENT IN GOLF, APPROXIMATELY 700,000 PEOPLE ATTEND THIS EVENT EACH YEAR.
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