Waste Management terms | HESTIA Glossary

Browse all 22 waste management terms HESTIA uses to describe agricultural data — with definitions and synonyms. Free and open.

Aerobic digester, unspecified (waste management) Aerobic digestor
Anaerobic digester, digesters with high leakage (waste management) Anaerobic digestor
Anaerobic digester, high quality and low leakage (waste management) Anaerobic digestor
Anaerobic digester, unspecified (waste management) Anaerobic digestor
Composted (waste management)
Incinerated (waste management) Burned for fuel
Incinerated, with energy recovery (waste management) Burned for fuel; Waste-to-Energy; Energy-from-waste; Waste to energy; Energy from waste; EfW; WtE
Incinerated, without energy recovery (waste management)
Landfill (waste management)
Liquid/Slurry (waste management)
Liquid/Slurry, with cover (waste management)
Liquid/Slurry, with natural crust cover (waste management)
Municipal sewerage system (waste management)
Open dumped (waste management)
Open field burning (waste management) Open-field burning; Burnt in open field; Open burning of waste
Recycled (waste management) Recycling waste
Regenerated (waste management) Regenerating waste; Waste regeneration
Rendered (waste management) Rendering; Rendering meat; Rendering animal products; Rendering animal tissue
Sent for application to cropland or pasture (waste management)
Septic tank (waste management)
Uncovered anaerobic lagoon (waste management) Lagoons
Wastewater treatment (waste management) Water reclamation; Sewage treatment