| A | B |
|---|
| Solid Waste | any discarded material that is not a liquid or gas |
| Biodegradable Material | can be broken down by living things into simpler chemicals that can be consumed by living things |
| Municipal Solid Waste | trash produced by households and businesses |
| Leachate | water that contains toxic chemicals dissolved from wastes |
| Compost | dark brown crumbly material made from decomposed vegetable and animal materials |
| Hazardous Wastes | are toxic or highly corrosive or that explode easily |
| Deed-Well Injection | wastes are pumped into the ground where they are absorbed into a dry layer of rock below the level of ground |
| Surface-Impoundment | pond with a sealed bottom |
| Landfill | waste disposal facility where wastes are put in the ground and covered each day with a layer of dirt or plastic, or both |
