Organic waste

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-019808",
  "term": "Organic waste",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Organic Waste",
  "definition": "Wastes and/or used materials that contain organic pollutants, but not a significant quantity of oil and grease (generally less than 100 mg/L) from manufacturing or processing facilities or other commercial operations. Examples of these wastes are landfill leachate, contaminated groundwater clean-up from non-petroleum sources, solvent-bearing wastes, off-specification organic product, still bottoms, byproduct glycols, wastewater from paint washes, wastewater from adhesives and/or epoxies, wastewater from chemical product operations, and tank clean-out from organic, non-petroleum sources.",
  "subject": "Environmental events",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 437.2 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/organic-waste/"
}