Glossary and abbreviations

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Hazardous waste: All waste of a polluting nature, representing a health or environmental risk, and requiring appropriate treatment.
Healthcare waste: Heat insulation (lagging)
Installation of a heat insulation product.
HIW: Hazardous industrial waste
Hotspot: NGO (non-governmental organization) Conservation International has identified 34 hotspots that are the richest and most endangered reservoirs of plant and animal species in the world.
Household waste: Waste generated by domestic household activities.
Household waste flue gas treatment waste: Household waste flue gas treatment waste (Industrial waste flue gas treatment waste). Solid waste collected after chemically treating flue gas in order to reduce pollution. The treatment is based on neutralization coupled with filtration. The process allows over 98% of household waste incineration flue gas to be treated. The pollutants targeted are acidic gases and particles, along with heavy metals, nitrogen oxides and dioxins, which are treated using additional processes. Mainly comprised of fly ash (dust), household waste flue gas treatment waste is stabilized before being deposited in a hazardous waste landfill.
HWIP: Hazardous waste incineration plant
Hydrocarbons: Binary compounds of carbon and hydrogen, such as oil and gas.