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Federal Regulation of Municipal Solid Waste Landfills Municipal solid waste, MSW, is a term used to refer to a wide variety of waste sources. Generally, solid waste refers to all materials or substances discarded or rejected as being spent, useless or in excess to the owners at the time of such discard or rejection. Waste includes but is not limited to: garbage; refuse; industrial and commercial waste; sludge from air or water control facilities; rubbish; …

…it was originally intended or to recycle material that cannot be reused. The focus of the legislation was to provide a set of stringent regulations to control the disposal of solid waste that is being removed by means of land burial. Each Subpart and subsection explored an array of environmental and design criteria that affect the operation of MSWLF facilities. Hopefully, this legislation will minimize ground water contamination and other environmental problems associated with landfills.