Introduction to Solid Waste Management
Step-by-Step Tutorial

Follow along step-by-step to learn about the basics of solid waste management.

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First things first. What is Solid Waste Management? Solid Waste Management is….

“Taking good care of the leftovers in a community”

Leftovers are things that people don’t think they have a use for. People call them trash, garbage, rubbish, or scraps. Agencies like EPA call them “solid wastes”.