Waste generation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-029941",
  "term": "Waste generation",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Waste Generation",
  "definition": "1. Refers to the amount (weight or volume) of materials and products that enter the waste stream before recycling, composting, landfilling, or combustion takes place.\n\n2. The weight or volume of materials and products that enter the waste stream before recycling, composting, landfilling, or combustion takes place. Also can represent the amount of waste generated by a given source or category of sources.",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "U.S.EPA 1996b",
    "Terms of Environment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/waste-generation/"
}