Health Care

Refuse Disposal

The discarding or destroying of garbage, sewage, or other waste matter or its transformation into something useful or innocuous.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The discarding or destroying of garbage, sewage, or other waste matter or its transformation into something useful or innocuous.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Disposal, Refuse
  • Disposals, Refuse
  • Refuse Disposals
  • Waste Disposal, Solid
  • Disposal, Solid Waste
  • Disposals, Solid Waste
  • Solid Waste Disposal
  • Solid Waste Disposals
  • Waste Disposals, Solid

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8 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data.

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  1. N06.850w.780.200.800w.800w.700
  2. N06.850w.860w.510w.900w.600

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Refuse Disposal. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012037. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012037
  2. Refuse Disposal. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70438537