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management34724204011993146207260318369461512574611
industry.4108420401192990149210255292332393408
Profitable45404204011965104160195224261314373402454
businesses50184204011960121166195256308353397449494
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and43914334011955116174
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9931754464011954107
per33074464011960112153
cent34844464011950102163200
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or3586459401195697
composted.37074594011950104195254308352389441499525
50%42564594011955108194
of4474459401195591
household45894594011963117178223274336389418477
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energy.42404724011953114166207266323338
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burnt36004854011960121162226263
ash3887485401195499160
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of5093485401195591
the5209485401193798150
ash3175498401195499161
with33604984011987115152214
material35984984011992145182234275304357386
that4009498401193798151188
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be45624984011960112
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such49874984011944105154215
as5227498401195499
porcelain,31755114011960114155205257286339368429455
tiles,365651140119366594146191217
etc.,3897511401195390138164190
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used42825114011963108159218
as4524511401195599
gravel4648511401195999152209261290
for4963511401193690131
road5119511401194197150208
construction.31755244011950104165210247288352401438467520582607
Typically,31755431011963114173202250303332361418433
recycling3634543101194092141197246275304365423
stations4082543101194582135172201254316360
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30049665431011955107160
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residential3622556101194193138167225277338375404457486
area.4132556101195495147200226
People43825561011965111165224252304
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all5127556101195483112
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waste36695691011986139184221273
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their4083569101193798150179220
homes43275691011963117208260305
and46565691011954115174
deposit48545691011960112171225269298335
it5215569101192965
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containers36315821011950104166202255284345397438483
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off3506595101195591127
at3657595101195491
a37725951011955
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station.4301595101194582135171200254315341
(Saves4668595101193187140196248293
waste49855951011987140185222273
transportation3175608101193879132193238297351392433486523552605667
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There31756267011963124176217269
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3236396267011955108
plants3771626701196089142203240285
in4081626701192991
Sweden41966267011957142194252304366
that4587626701193798151188
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households37006397011963117178222274335389418477521
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250,00050846397011955108161186239292345
private31756527011960101130187240276328
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metal42156527011993145182235263
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1985,45076657011954107160213239
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1%.49146917011954140166
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smoke31757047011946138191250301
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plants4331704701196089142203240285
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cent33527177011950102163200
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carbon40317177011950103144203257318
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the4016743701193698150
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the4769743701193698149
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abandoned41677567011954113166227286339401453511
mines.47027567011993122183235280305
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the8203749015943118186
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authority.16433749015963138181256331372402445509528
Hence,22023749015988156231293361384
the8203929015943118186
entire10373929015968143186215257323
WTE138639290159115185250
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the1365557601173795148
pollution15395576011760113141168226262290343402
management19675576011786140199253313366452505563600
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management16025716011786140198253313366452505563600
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the2612571601173794148
process425585601176097148198251301350
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line2694585601172755113167
with4255996011787115151209
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by27765996011760113
the425613601173694147
regulatory599613601173688148206233287324377413470
authority.10966136011754112148206259296324360413431
Hence,15536136011775128186236290316
the1895613601173794148
WTE20696136011798159224
ecosystem23196136011753104157206259308345398483
is425627601172877
a5296276011754
technological609627601173790140198256309337390450478528582610
and12456276011754113173
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process1882627601176097148199252301350
that2258627601173795149185
calls24706276011750104131159208
for2704627601173083120
expertise4256416011753105165218255295323373426
to877641601173690
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As4256613011775124
an5766613011754113
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of1183661301175484
the1293661301173694147
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WTE18346613011798159224
is2084661301172877
fast2188661301173084133170
gaining23846613011760114142201229287347
ground425675301176097148206264324
world-wide7766753011786140176204264297383411471524
with13276753011786115151209
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on20006753011753111
the2138675301173694147
environment23126753011753111164192229281339425478536573
and4256893011754113173
health6246893011758111165193229287
hazards9376893011758112161215252310360
due13236893011760118171
to1520689301173790
dumping.16366893011760118204264292350410437
Slowly2099689301175582135222249302
but24286893011760118154
steadily425703301174985139193253281308362
an8137033011754113
ecosystem9527033011753103157206259308344397483
around1462703301175491142200258318
WTE18077033011797159224
is2057703301172877
fast2161703301173084133169
building23577033011760118146173233261320380
up27637033011758118
especially4257173011753102162216266294348375403456
in907717301172887
recycling1020717301173788138191242269297355415
and14627173011754112172
re-use.1661717301173788121179228281308
Another19957173011775134187223281334371
important23927173011728114174227264304358417453
consideration4257313011750103162211239299352389443480508561619
is1071731301172877
the1174731301173794148
efficiencies1348731301175383113141191219273331381409463512
that1886731301173694149185
can20977313011750105163
be22867313011760114
achieved24267313011754104162190243297350410
in425745301172887
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and10637453011754113173
managing12627453011786140198253313341399459
the1748745301173694147
by-product19217453011760113145205241293353411461497
–24447453011750
which25217453011786144172222280
is425759301172877
energy5297593011753111164201260313
or868759301175390
biofuel.984759301176088142172229283310336
Energy13477593011765123176213271324
generation16987593011760113171225261315352380433491
from2216759301173067118204
waste24467593011787141190227280
can4257733011750104163
be6147733011760113
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a10337733011755
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the2074773301173694147
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management4257873011786140198253313366452505563600
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1828383012151103