Strictly speaking, marine debris is not waste classification item, but due to highly polemized nature, it is only fitting to discuss it separately. Marine debris, a.k.a. ocean debris or marine litter, is defined as any persistent solid material that is manufactured or processed and directly or indirectly, intentionally or unintentionally, disposed of or abandoned into rivers, lakes, seas or oceans.

Landfill gas (LFG) is a natural by product of the decomposition of organic material in landfills. LFG is composed of roughly 50% methane (the primary component of natural gas), 50% carbon dioxide (CO2) and a small amount of non-methane organic compounds. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas 28 to 36 times more effective than CO2 at trapping heat in the atmosphere over a 100-year period. Municip...

Bio-medical waste means any solid of liquid waste, including its container, which is generated during the diagnosis, treatment or immunization of human beings or animals or in research activities pertaining thereto or in the production or testing of biological matter. Waste generated by healthcare activities includes a broad range of materials, from used needles and syringes to soiled dressings, body parts, diagnostic samples, blood, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, paper towels, wip...

A simple definition of hazardous waste is waste that can cause harm to human and the environment. Wastes are classified as hazardous if they exhibit any of four primary characteristics based on physical or chemical properties of toxicity, reactivity, ignitability and corrosively. Toxic wastes are those that are poisonous in small or trace amounts. Some may have acute or immediate effect on human or animals. Carcinogenic or mutagenic substances, such as pesticides and heavy metals, c...

Agricultural waste (AW) refers to the solid waste originating from the crop itself during the process of planting, harvesting, trading, processing, and eating. It includes manure and other wastes from farms, poultry houses and slaughterhouses, as well as fertilizer run-off from fields. It mainly includes crop straw, rice husk, maize cobs, cuttings, stubs, weeds, fallen leaves, fruit shells, peanut shells, bagasse and process...

Industrial waste is the waste produced by industrial activity, which includes any material that is rendered useless during a manufacturing process, such as that of factories, industries, mills, and mining operations. Industrial waste, generally, can be categorized into two types, i.e., non-hazardous and hazardous. Non-hazardous industrial waste is the waste from industrial activity, which does not pose a threat to public health or environment, e.g., carton, plastic, metals, glass, rock, and orga...

Construction and demolition waste (CDW) is generated during the construction, renovation, and demolition of buildings or structures. Components of construction and demolition waste typically include concrete, asphalt, wood, metals, gypsum wallboard, roofing, paper, plastic, drywall and glass. Most of the time construction and demolition waste ends up in landfills disturbing environmental, economic and social life-cycle. An estimated six billion tons of CDW is generated globally every year, twice...

The term Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is generally used to describe most of the non-hazardous solid waste from a city, town or village that requires routine collection and transport to a processing or disposal site. Sources of MSW include private homes, commercial establishments and institutions, as well as industrial facilities, excluding waste from industrial processes. Typically, MSW consists of plastics (bottles, containers, cups, packaging material) wood-based materi...

We are pleased to announce Anton Mattsson joining the WOIMAteam. Anton joins the Team as Project Engineer and he will start the WOIMA journey today Tuesday, October 6. As a Project Engineer, Anton will be a key player of our projec...

Todas las flexibilidades y adaptabilidades de la planta de energía wasteWOIMA® cumplen plenamente y promueven los principios de la Economía Circular 1. Usa los Residuos como Recurso mediante la utilización de flujos de residuos como fuente de recursos secundarios y recuperando los residuos para su reúso y reciclaje. 2. Re imaginar el Modelo de Negocio considerando oportunidades para crear mayor valor y alineando los incentivos medi...