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Term

waste treatment

Term

The physical, thermal, chemical or biological processes, which change the characteristics of the waste in order to reduce its volume or hazardous nature, to facilitate its handling or to enhance recovery.

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Source:

EEA Glossary

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Definition source publication

Joint OECD/Eurostat questionnaire 2002 on the state of the environment, section on waste

Publication year

2002

Definition source URL

http://glossary.eea.europa.eu/EEAGlossary

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Subjects

Long definition

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