" Waste management or waste disposal includes the processes and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal."
The proper disposal of used or damaged materials and equipment.
Disposal procedures: Process of disposing of surplus military equipment and supplies that are no longer useful or required by the military forces.
Salvage operations: The process of recovering, repairing, and restoring military equipment that has been damaged or abandoned.
Military regulations: Laws, regulations, and policies governing the disposal and salvage of military equipment.
Supply chain management: The process of managing the flow of materials, equipment, and information from the manufacturer to the end-user.
Inventory management: The process of managing and controlling the inventory of military equipment and supplies.
Asset tracking: The process of monitoring the movement and location of military equipment and supplies.
Logistics planning: The process of planning and coordinating the movement of military equipment and supplies.
Logistics support: Providing logistical support to military operations, including transportation, distribution, and storage of equipment and supplies.
Environmental regulations: Regulations governing the disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste in accordance with environmental safety standards.
Technology and data management: The use of technology and data management tools to optimize disposal and salvage operations, including tracking, inventory management, and supply chain management.
Demilitarization: A process of reducing equipment and weaponry to a state where it can no longer be used as a weapon or used in the production of weapons.
Recycling: This involves categorizing items based on their condition and usable parts, breaking down the parts to be used to repair other items or for use in other new ones.
Liquidation: The sale of military assets to the general public.
Trade-ins: An exchange process in which old or unused equipment or machinery is traded for new or more functional equipment.
Donations: Giving away unused equipment or machinery to an organization in need of it.
Scrapping: Unfortunately, equipment that is beyond repair or isn’t worth repairing is scrapped.
Reutilization: This involves finding new uses for old, outdated or surplus military equipment.
Exportation: The sale or donation of military equipment to a foreign organization or nation in need of it.
Disposition: The systematic process that is used to categorize and assign disposal protocols to any military asset.
Resale: The sale of still usable military assets to other military or government organizations.
"Waste can be solid, liquid, or gases and each type has different methods of disposal and management."
"Health issues are associated with the entire process of waste management...directly through the handling of solid waste, and indirectly through the consumption of water, soil, and food."
"The aim of waste management is to reduce the dangerous effects of such waste on the environment and human health."
"A report found that effective waste management is relatively expensive, usually comprising 20%–50% of municipal budgets."
"A large portion of waste management practices deal with municipal solid waste (MSW), which is the bulk of the waste created by household, industrial, and commercial activity."
"According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), municipal solid waste is expected to reach approximately 3.4 Gt by 2050..."
"Electronic waste (e-waste) includes discarded computer monitors, motherboards, mobile phones, and chargers...India generates ~ 2 million tonnes (Mte) of e-waste annually and ranks fifth among the e-waste producing countries."
"Effective 'Waste Management' involves the practice of '7R' - 'Refuse, 'Reduce', 'Reuse, 'Repair', 'Repurpose', 'Recycle', and 'Recover'."
"The first two ('Refuse' and 'Reduce') relates to the non-creation of waste - by refusing to buy non-essential products and by reducing consumption."
"'Reuse' refers to increasing the usage of the existing product, with or without the substitution of certain parts of the product."
"'Repurpose' and 'Recycle' involves maximum usage of the materials used in the product."
"'Recover' is the least preferred and least efficient waste management practice involving the recovery of embedded energy in the waste material."
"Certain non-biodegradable products are also dumped away as 'Disposal', and this is not a 'waste-management' practice."
"Proper management of waste is important for building sustainable and livable cities, but it remains a challenge for many developing countries and cities."
"Measures of waste management include measures for integrated techno-economic mechanisms of a circular economy, effective disposal facilities, export and import control, and optimal sustainable design of products."
"Authors concluded that about a fourth of all the municipal solid terrestrial waste is not collected and an additional fourth is mismanaged after collection...due to the absence of 'substantial research funding'."
"The first systematic review of the scientific evidence around global waste, its management, and its impact on human health and life..."
"Proper management of waste is important for building sustainable and livable cities..."
"A report found that effective waste management is relatively expensive, usually comprising 20%–50% of municipal budgets."