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W from paper industry (see Pulp and paper
Waste industry wastes)
categories, 123–124 rate of generation, 8
classification, 2–3, 7–8 from textile industry (see Textile
composition, 127t wastewater)
conversion process and yield, 136t urban and rural areas, 1–2
conversions, 8–9 US EPA categories, 3
definition, 1, 196–197 worldwide disposal, 120f
employment, 5 Waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies
from food (see Food wastes) conversion pathways, 119, 120f
land filling, 4–5 costs involved, 208
from leather industry (see Leather definition, 205
processing industry) government’s legislative program,
management system, 3–4 206–207
medical waste disposal (see Health-care MSW, 119
wastes) technical developments,
from municipality (see Municipal solid 205–206
wastes (MSW)) waste incineration, 207–208