Materials separation plan

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-016670",
  "term": "Materials separation plan",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Materials Separation Plan",
  "definition": "Plan that identifies both a goal and an approach to separate certain components of municipal solid waste for a given service area in order to make the separated materials available for recycling. A materials separation plan may include elements such as dropoff facilities, buy-back or deposit-return incentives, curbside pickup programs, or centralized mechanical separation systems. A materials separation plan may include different goals or approaches for different subareas in the service area, and may include no materials separation activities for certain subareas or, if warranted, an entire service area.",
  "subject": "Biological substances",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 60.51b (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/materials-separation-plan/"
}