also called swimmer or bather waste – All of the soap, deodorant, sun tan lotion, lipstick, makeup, cologne, body oils, sweat, spit, urine, etc. brought into the water. They also form chloramines which are foul-smelling and they are body irritants. Requires large amounts of chlorine or non-chlorine shock to destroy.
Any waste which comes from plant or animal matter.
debris such as microorganisms, perspiration, urine, etc. which needs to be burned up or "oxidized" regularly to prevent haze, algae, chloramines, etc.
Any biological source of nutrients for crop production, such as manure, sewage sludge, septic tank sludge, industrial by-products, food processing wastes, milk parlor wastewater, silo seepage, and composted materials.
waste which can be composted
Waste material, which comes mainly from animal or plant sources. Bacteria and other small organisms generally can consume organic waste.
technically, waste containing carbon, including paper, plastics, wood, food wastes, and yard wastes. In practice in MSWM, the term is often used in a more restricted sense to mean material that is more directly derived from plant or animal sources, and which can generally be decomposed by microorganisms.
Waste material which comes mainly from animal or plant sources. Organic waste generally can be consumed by bacteria and other small organisms. Inorganic wastes are chemical substances of mineral origin.
Organic materials include garden waste, kitchen waste and card
Waste that can be broken down by a natural process of decomposition by bacteria and other micro-organisms. Also called biodegradable waste or green waste. Includes garden waste and food waste.
Organic chemicals introduced to spa/pool water by swimmers that include perspiration, body oils, cosmetics, soaps... Form chloramines when available chlorine levels are low which is foul smelling and irritating to the skin.
is putrescible waste including food preparation wastes, spoiled food and fruit, food and fibre processing waste, bark and sawdust, wood waste, abattoir wastes and manures. Organic waste does not include green waste or biosolids.
waste derived from animal and plant materials. Waste that contains carbon compounds.
This waste stream term is used by the Waste Management Guidelines for Health Care Facilities (1998). All material in the waste stream that is composed primarily by wood, garden, food, animal, vegetative and natural fibrous material wastes and biosolids.
Waste derived from plants and animals makes up about 20% of the weight of the average household bin
Waste material of animal or plant origin.
Also called swimmer or bather waste. Refers to the soap, deodorant, suntan lotion, body oils, sweat, spit, urine . . . , that is introduced into the water by swimmers, as well as the leaves, dust and insects that end up in the pool. The organic waste may form undesirable chloramines, which require large amounts of chlorine or non-chlorine shock to be destroyed.