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material recovery: waste processing technique, allowing reemployment, reuse and recycling (eg: waste resulting from selective collection which is recycled, bottom ash recovered for use in toadway capping layers).
(material de recubrimiento)

methane: an odourless, colourless, flammable, explosive gas, (CH4) resulting from the microbial decomposition of organic material under anaerobic conditions of from certain advanced thermal treatment rocesses.
(metano)

microorganisms: organisms too small to be seen with the unaided eye, including bacteria, protozoans, yeasts, viruses, and algae.
(microorganismo)

municipal sewage: sewage originating from urban areas (not industrial).
(lodo municipal)

municipal solid waste (msw): municipal waste is that collected and disposed of by or on behalf of a local authority. It will generally consist of household waste, some commercial waste, and waste taken to civic amenity waste collection/disposal sites by the general public.
(residuos sólido urbano RSU)


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