Municipal solid waste landfill

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-017970",
  "term": "Municipal solid waste landfill",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Municipal Solid Waste Landfill",
  "definition": "1. A discrete area of land or excavation that receives municipal solid waste.\n\n2. Entire disposal facility in a contiguous geographical space where household waste is placed in or on land. An MSW landfill may also receive other types of RCRA Subtitle D wastes such as commercial solid waste, nonhazardous sludge, conditionally exempt small quantity generator waste, and industrial solid waste. Portions of an MSW landfill may be separated by access roads. An MSW landfill may be publicly or privately owned. An MSW landfill may be a new MSW landfill, an existing MSW landfill or a lateral expansion.\n\n3. Entire disposal facility in a contiguous geographical space where household waste is placed in or on land. An MSW landfill may also receive other types of RCRA Subtitle D wastes (§ 257.2 of this title) such as commercial solid waste, nonhazardous sludge, conditionally exempt small quantity generator waste, and industrial solid waste. Portions of an MSW landfill may be separated by access roads. An MSW landfill may be publicly or privately owned. An MSW landfill may be a new MSW landfill, an existing MSW landfill, or a lateral expansion.\n\n4. Entire disposal facility in a contiguous geographical space where household waste is placed in or on land. A municipal solid waste landfill may also receive other types of RCRA Subtitle D wastes (see § 257.2 of this chapter) such as commercial solid waste, nonhazardous sludge, conditionally exempt small quantity generator waste, and industrial solid waste. Portions of a municipal solid waste landfill may be separated by access roads. A municipal solid waste landfill may be publicly or privately owned. A municipal solid waste landfill may be a new municipal solid waste landfill, an existing municipal solid waste landfill, or a lateral expansion.\n\n5. Entire disposal facility in a contiguous geographical space where household waste is placed in or on land. An MSW landfill may also receive other types of RCRA Subtitle D wastes (40 CFR 257.2) such as commercial solid waste, nonhazardous sludge, conditionally exempt small quantity generator waste, and industrial solid waste. Portions of an MSW landfill may be separated by access roads, public roadways, or other public right-of-ways. An MSW landfill may be publicly or privately owned.\n\n6. Entire disposal facility in a contiguous geographical space where household waste is placed in or on land. A municipal solid waste landfill may also receive other types of RCRA Subtitle D wastes such as commercial solid waste, nonhazardous sludge, conditionally exempt small quantity generator waste, and industrial solid waste. Portions of a municipal solid waste landfill may be separated by access roads. A municipal solid waste landfill may be publicly or privately owned.",
  "abbreviation": "MSW Landfill",
  "synonyms": [
    "MSWLF"
  ],
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "RCRA Orientation Manual 2008 Glossary",
    "40 CFR 60.31c (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 60.751 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 63.1990 (CFR 2020)",
    "40 CFR 63.1990 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 98.6 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 62.14351 (CFR 2018)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/municipal-solid-waste-landfill/"
}