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<onlyinclude>'''Municipal solid waste (MSW)''' is a waste type consisting of everyday items that are discarded by the public. In the European Union, the semantic definition is mixed municipal waste, given waste code 20 03 01 in the European Waste Catalog. Municipal waste consists mainly of waste generated by households, although it also includes similar waste from sources such as shops, offices and public institutions. Although the waste may originate from a number of sources that has nothing to do with a municipality, the traditional role of municipalities in collecting and managing these kinds of waste have produced the particular etymology.</onlyinclude> | <onlyinclude>'''Municipal solid waste (MSW)''' is a waste type consisting of everyday items that are discarded by the public. In the European Union, the semantic definition is mixed municipal waste, given waste code 20 03 01 in the European Waste Catalog. Municipal waste consists mainly of waste generated by households, although it also includes similar waste from sources such as shops, offices and public institutions<ref>{{Cite web|Author=eurostat|year=2013|title=eurostat Statistics Explained - Glossary:Municipal waste|e-pub date=|date accessed=2021-08-03|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Glossary:Municipal_waste}}</ref>. Although the waste may originate from a number of sources that has nothing to do with a municipality, the traditional role of municipalities in collecting and managing these kinds of waste have produced the particular etymology.</onlyinclude> | ||
== Occurrence and treatment == | == Occurrence and treatment == | ||