Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• SOLID WASTE
  
  As defined under Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, any solid, semi-solid, liquid, or contained gaseous materials discarded from industrial, commercial, mining, or agricultural operations, and from community activities. Solid waste includes garbage, construction debris, commercial refuse, sludge from water supply or waste treatment plants or air pollution control facilities, and other discarded materials.
  
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