Concepts
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WASTE MANAGEMENT: The characteristic activities of waste management include: collection, transport, storage, treatment, recovery and disposal of waste, including monitoring the discharge sites after the respective facilities have been closed down, as well as planning these activities. Waste management aims, above all, to prevent or reduce the harmfulness of waste, namely through recycling and changing the production processes, by adopting cleaner technologies, as well as alerting the economic agents and the consumers. In terms of subsidies, waste management aims at recovering waste, namely through recycling or disposing of it in the appropriate manner.
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MANAGEMENT ENTITY: Entity responsible for the exploration, operation, and eventually for the design, construction and maintenance of systems for public water supply, wastewater drainage and treatment and/or municipal waste collection (or part thereof).
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URBAN WASTE: Waste for undifferentiated and selective collection that comes from households and/or other sources, when there are similarities in its nature and composition. This includes paper and cardboard, glass, metals, plastics, bio-waste, wood, textiles, packaging, electrical and electronic equipment, batteries and accumulators, and other bulky waste such as mattresses and furniture.
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REFERENCE PERIOD: Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
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