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Timeline of waste management

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| 500 BC || {{w|Solid waste}} || Policy || A municipal dump is organized in {{w|Athens}}. Regulations require waste to be dumped at least a mile from the city limits.<ref name="Solid Waste Management: Principles and Practice">{{cite book|last1=Chandrappa|first1=Ramesha|last2=Bhusan Das|first2=Diganta|title=Solid Waste Management: Principles and Practice|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=8c4h3qshpJYC&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=%22500+BC+%22+%22+municipal+dump%22+%22greece%22&source=bl&ots=r8nfQY1DuD&sig=_01OsTMVBtNdE5_eP9SykeXKtb0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjFoObqydDVAhVGg5AKHQf5Bi0Q6AEIKTAB#v=onepage&q=%22500%20BC%20%22%20%22%20municipal%20dump%22%20%22greece%22&f=false|accessdate=12 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="paprec.comvv">{{cite web |title=THE HISTORY OF RECYCLING AROUND THE WORLD |url=https://www.paprec.com/en/understanding-recycling/recycling/history-recycling-around-world |website=paprec.com |accessdate=4 February 2020}}</ref> || {{w|Greece}}
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| 100 AD || Glass waste || Waste source emergence || {{w|Glass}} cost rapidly declines. Large scale manufacturing, primarily in {{w|Alexandria}}, results in the establishment of glass as a commonly available material in the Roman world.<ref name="P. Toner p19">Toner, J. P. (2009) [https://books.google.com/books?id=7uHju5Jpzd0C&pg=PA19 ''Popular culture in ancient Rome'']. {{ISBN|0-7456-4310-8}}. p. 19</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Glass Timeline - Important Dates and Facts in Glass History |url=http://www.historyofglass.com/glass-history/glass-timeline/ |website=historyofglass.com |accessdate=28 May 2020}}</ref> || {{w|Roman Empire}} region
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| 1350 || {{w|Solid waste}} || Policy || Britain makes a law mandating clean front yards. However, the law is not taken too seriously.<ref name="Solid Waste Management: Principles and Practice"/> || {{w|United Kingdom}}
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