Municipal-type solid waste

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-017990",
  "term": "Municipal-type solid waste",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Municipal-Type Solid Waste",
  "definition": "1. Refuse, more than 50 percent of which is waste consisting of a mixture of paper, wood, yard wastes, food wastes, plastics, leather, rubber, and other combustible materials, and noncombustible materials such as glass and rock.\n\n2. Household, commercial/retail, and/or institutional waste. Household, commercial/retail, and institutional waste does not include used oil; sewage sludge; wood pallets; construction, renovation, and demolition wastes (which includes but is not limited to railroad ties and telephone poles); clean wood; industrial process or manufacturing wastes; medical waste; or motor vehicles (including motor vehicle parts or vehicle fluff). Household, commercial/retail, and institutional wastes include:(1) Yard waste;(2) Refuse-derived fuel; and(3) Motor vehicle maintenance materials limited to vehicle batteries and tires except as specified in § 60.50a(c).\n\n3. Household, commercial/retail, and/or institutional waste.",
  "subject": "Environmental events",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 60.41b (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 60.51a (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 60.51b (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/municipal-type-solid-waste/"
}