MSW—more commonly known as trash or garbage—consists of everyday items such as product packaging, grass clippings, furniture, clothing, bottles, food scraps, newspapers, appliances, paint, and batteries.

Across the country, many communities, businesses, and individuals have found creative ways to reduce and better manage Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) - more commonly known as trash or garbage - through a coordinated mix of practices that includes source reduction, recycling (including composting), and disposal. The most environmentally sound management of MSW is achieved when these approaches are implemented according to EPA's preferred order: source reduction first, recycling and composting second, and disposal in landfills or waste combustors last.

Several MSW management practices, such as source reduction, recycling, and composting, prevent or divert materials from the waste stream. Source reduction involves altering the design, manufacture, or use of products and materials to reduce the amount and toxicity of what gets thrown away.

Recycling diverts items, such as paper, glass, plastic, and metals, from the waste stream. These materials are sorted, collected, and processed and then manufactured, sold, and bought as new products. Composting decomposes organic waste, such as food scraps and yard trimmings, with microorganisms (mainly bacteria and fungi), producing a humus-like substance.  Other practices address those materials that require disposal. Landfills are engineered areas where waste is placed into the land. Landfills usually have liner systems and other safeguards to prevent groundwater contamination. Combustion is another MSW practice that has helped reduce the amount of landfill space needed. Combustion facilities burn MSW at a high temperature, reducing waste volume and generating electricity. read more>>

Moisture Content, Total Volatile Substance, Ash Content, Fixed Carbon, Calorific Value (Cal/g), Organic Carbon, Nitrogen, C/N Ratio, Phosphorus, Chloride, Sulphur, Iron (as Fe), Copper(as Cu), Cadmium (as Cd), Zinc (as Zn), Lead (as Pb), Nickel (as Ni), Chromium (as Cr), Arsenic (as As), Selenium (As Se), Manganese (as Mn), Mercury (as Hg), Chemical Oxygen Demand, Bio Chemical Oxygen Demand, (For 3 days at 27°C

Net weight,Density of Total Waste (kg/m3) from Truck,Density of Total Waste (kg/m3),Density of Kitchen Waste (kg/m3). more msw tests