Define municipal solid waste? class 12th CBSE biology sample paper
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Municipal solid waste (MSW), commonly known as trash or garbage in the United States and as refuse or rubbish in Britain, is a waste type consisting of everyday items that are discarded by the public.
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These are the wastes from homes, shops, stores, schools, offices, road sweeping and streets, etc.
They generally comprise paper, food waste, glass, textile, leather, metals etc. sanitary landfills are adopted to dump the municipal solid wastes.
Other options are incineration of waste and using emitted heat in electricity generation, and recycling various components of municipal wastes.
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