Collected MSW can be separated or mixed,
depending on local regulations. Generators can
be required to separate their waste at source, e.g.,
into “wet” (food waste, organic matter) and “dry”
(recyclables), and possibly a third stream of “waste,”
or residue. Waste that is un-segregated could be
separated into organic and recycling streams at
a sorting facility. The degree of separation can
vary over time and by city. ‘Separation’ can be
a misnomer as waste is not actually separated but rather is placed out for collection in separate
containers without first being ‘mixed’ together.
Often, especially in developing countries, MSW
is not separated or sorted before it is taken for
disposal, but recyclables are removed by waste
pickers prior to collection, during the collection
process, and at disposal sites.
Collected MSW can be separated or mixed,depending on local regulations. Generators canbe required to separate their waste at source, e.g.,into “wet” (food waste, organic matter) and “dry”(recyclables), and possibly a third stream of “waste,”or residue. Waste that is un-segregated could beseparated into organic and recycling streams ata sorting facility. The degree of separation canvary over time and by city. ‘Separation’ can bea misnomer as waste is not actually separated but rather is placed out for collection in separatecontainers without first being ‘mixed’ together.Often, especially in developing countries, MSWis not separated or sorted before it is taken fordisposal, but recyclables are removed by wastepickers prior to collection, during the collectionprocess, and at disposal sites.
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