The public and private sector engaged in the processes and actions required to manage waste from its creation to its final disposal, including collection, transport, treatment and disposal, along with monitoring and regulation of waste-related technologies and laws. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Construction and demolition debris is one of the largest waste streams the waste management industry handles.
Source Wikipedia, Waste Management
Recycling of materials is a segment of the broader waste management industry.
Source Wikipedia, Recycling
Waste-to-energy recovery converts non-recyclable waste into electricity and heat, generating a renewable energy source.
Source Wikipedia, Waste Management
Companies In Industry
Source Wikipedia: PPB Group
A major waste management company; classified in the atlas waste-management-industry.
Source Sabesp (Wikipedia)
Source Wikidata: Schwarz Gruppe
Source Wikidata: Veolia
Source Veolia Environnement S.A. (Wikipedia)
Source Wikidata: Waste Connections Inc.
A major waste management company; classified in the atlas waste-management-industry.
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Additional Source Wikipedia: Global Industry Classification StandardGICS: Environmental & Facilities Services
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1. Wikipedia, Waste Management
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Waste management or waste disposal includes the processes and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal. This includes the collection, transport, treatment, and disposal of waste, together with monitoring and regulation of the waste management process and waste-related laws, technologies, and economic mechanisms.
Associated With: Renewable Energy Industry, Energy recovery section
Using energy recovery to convert non-recyclable waste materials into electricity and heat, generates a renewable energy source and can reduce carbon emissions by offsetting the need for energy from fossil sources as well as reduce methane generation from landfills.
- Associated With: Construction Industry
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Wikipedia: PPB Group
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Conglomerate Food processing, Food production Agriculture Waste management Film distribution Commercial property, Property investment Real estate development, Property development
Wikidata: Schwarz Gruppe
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Wikidata: Veolia
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Wikidata: Waste Connections Inc.
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industry (P452) target Q180388, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
Veolia Environnement S.A. (Wikipedia)
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water management, waste management and energy services
Wikipedia: Global Industry Classification Standard
WikipediaIn Sector: Industrials, GICS: Environmental & Facilities ServicesView the Source Sabesp (Wikipedia)
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Sabesp is a Brazilian water and waste management company headquartered in São Paulo.
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