All solid waste policy around the world is aimed at developing and implementing proper mechanisms to effectively manage solid waste, which, generally, refers to non-hazardous waste and does not include solid or dissolved materials in domestic sewage, solid or dissolved materials in irrigation return flows, or industrial discharges.
Solid waste policy in the United States is aimed at developing and implementing proper mechanisms to effectively manage solid waste. Generally, the term "solid waste" refers to non-hazardous waste, though according to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and other state regulations, "hazardous waste" is also a part of solid waste. Solid waste does not include solid or dissolved materials in domestic sewage, solid or dissolved materials in irrigation return flows, or industrial discharges. 
