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Waste-to-energy facility

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-029989

1. Facility where recovered municipal solid waste is converted into a usable form of energy, usually via combustion.

2. Municipal solid waste incinerator that converts heat from combustion into steam or electricity.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-029989
FieldEnvironment
SubjectClimate change
AbbreviationWTE
ReferencesTerms of Environment; Waste Reduction Model (WARM) Definitions and Acronyms
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Waste-to-energy facility",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Waste-to-Energy Facility",
  "definition": "1. Facility where recovered municipal solid waste is converted into a usable form of energy, usually via combustion.\n\n2. Municipal solid waste incinerator that converts heat from combustion into steam or electricity.",
  "abbreviation": "WTE",
  "subject": "Climate change",
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Waste Reduction Model (WARM) Definitions and Acronyms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/waste-to-energy-facility/"
}

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