Destruction

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-007771",
  "term": "Destruction",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. In records management, the major type of disposal action. Methods of destroying records include selling or salvaging the record medium and burning, pulping, shredding, macerating, or discarding with other waste materials.\n\n2. The expiration of a controlled substance to the destruction efficiency actually achieved, unless considered completely destroyed as defined in this section. Such destruction does not result in a commercially useful end product and uses one of the following controlled processes approved by the Parties to the Protocol: (1) Liquid injection incineration; (2) Reactor cracking; (3) Gaseous/fume oxidation; (4) Rotary kiln incineration; (5) Cement kiln; (6) Radio frequency plasma; or (7) Municipal waste incinerators only for the destruction of foams.",
  "subject": "Air",
  "see_also": [
    "Recycling"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Records Glossary",
    "Ozone Layer Protection Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/destruction/"
}