Waste

Waste and wastes are unwanted or unusable materials. Waste is any substance which is discarded after primary use, or it is worthless, defective and of no use.

The term is often subjective (because waste to one person is not necessarily waste to another) and sometimes objectively inaccurate (for example, to send scrap metals to a landfill is to inaccurately classify them as waste, because they are recyclable). Examples include municipal solid waste (household trash/refuse), hazardous waste, wastewater (such as sewage, which contains bodily wastes (feces and urine) and surface runoff), radioactive waste, and others.

Definitions

United Nations Environment Program

According to the Basel Convention,

United Nations Statistics Division, Glossary of Environment Statistics

European Union

Under the Waste Framework Directive, the European Union defines waste as "an object the holder discards, intends to discard or is required to discard."

Types

There are many waste types defined by modern systems of waste management, notably including:

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Community Innovation Fund 2025

Cascade Business News 03 Apr 2025
(Photo courtesy of The Environmental Center). The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Project shares the eight creative community-led waste-reduction projects funded through its Community Innovation Fund in 2024! Applications now open through April 15 ... The goal of the fund is to help bring waste-reduction ideas to life in our community!....
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Guns N’ Roses manager claims Slash and Izzy Stradlin took entire drug stash to avoid ...

NME 03 Apr 2025
Guns N’ Roses‘ manager Alan Niven has claimed Slash and Izzy Stradlin once consumed an entire drug stash to avoid an airport bust ... You’ll be able to score there.” Stradlin’s response? “That’s a fuckin’ waste of good smack” ... (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) ... He too employed the ethic of waste not, want not,” Niven added ... ....
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Bali bans 'menstruating tourists' from entering their temples because blood is 'dirty' and will 'contaminate' ...

The Daily Mail 03 Apr 2025
Bali has banned menstruating women from entering their temples because period blood is 'dirty' and will 'contaminate' the religious sites ... Climb sacred trees or monuments – This includes taking inappropriate or nude photos at religious sites ... Litter or pollute Bali's environment – Throwing waste in lakes, rivers, or the ocean is strictly prohibited ... ....
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Chandigarh: MC to rope in advisory firm to ready draft proposal for waste mgmt plant

Hindustan Times 02 Apr 2025
According to MC officials, the advisory firm will support and improve the city’s solid waste management activities by offering technical guidance, project structuring, and financial modelling. (HT Photo) ... HPC to finalise tech for waste processing plant ... MC to rope in advisory firm to ready draft proposal for waste mgmt plant....
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Sound Off: April 2, 2025

SunHerald 02 Apr 2025
DOGE alert. I’d like to report governmental waste. Please look into the cost of sending a collection of Americans to Greenland for a photo-op at a military base ... ....
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Fans all say the same thing as Mohamed Salah is spotted doing media work for ...

The Daily Mail 02 Apr 2025
Liverpool fans have been discussing Mohamed Salah after he was spotted with a camera crew ... One shared the photo and said ... Another added ... 'New contract because we wouldn’t be wasting marketing budget with only 9 games left.'. However, others questioned the veracity of the photo in relation to a new contract announcement and were left unconvinced ... ....
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Composting crackdown begins in NYC today with $25 fines for violations

Bronx Times 01 Apr 2025
New York City's waste reduction efforts are entering a new phase this week, as the city's sanitation agency begins enforcing mandatory composting laws with fines for non-compliance. Starting today, April 1, residents must separate food waste from regular trash or risk a $25 fine from the Department of Sanitation (DSNY)....
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Facing $350M fed cut, NJ sues Trump administration to restore public health funding

Daily Journal - Vineland 01 Apr 2025
The federal Health and Humans Services Administration has said the agency is wasting billions of taxpayer dollars responding to a pandemic that has ended.Health officials say the funds are used to track and contain influenza, RSV, measles, tuberculosis, and bird flu outbreaks ... Story continues below photo gallery....
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Can we stop plastics are seeping into farm fields, food and eventually human bodies?

The Oneida Daily Dispatch 31 Mar 2025
(AP Photo/Joshua A ... (AP Photo/Denes Erdos, File) ... Some want to stop the flow of plastic and microplastic waste into ecosystems ... (AP Photo/Joshua A ... He said he was motivated by the feeling that there was “never any timely solution in terms of plastic waste” ending up in fields in the first place, especially in developing countries....
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Integrated waste mgmt project in Ludhiana: MC to invite tenders worth over ₹3 crore

Hindustan Times 31 Mar 2025
The municipal corporation (MC) is set to invite tenders for an integrated waste management project (IWMP) aimed at converting mixed horticulture and organic waste into biofuel. The project, worth ₹3.87 crore, is expected to improve waste disposal in the city while promoting sustainable energy solutions ... (HT Photo)....
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Bring your hearing aids, leave your pet photos at home. Tips for a good doctor's visit

GoErie 31 Mar 2025
You should bring your hearing aid and a list of current medications, but leave the pet photos at home ... Stay away from internet diagnoses, keep pet photos at home ... It is a waste of both of our time and a waste of resources.". Don't share your pet photos ... your dog photos," Hutzel said....
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'Waste of time': Kunal Kamra on cops' visit to his Mumbai 'home'

The Times of India 31 Mar 2025
In an indirect reference to the Mumbai Police visiting Kunal Kamra's 'residence' in the city on Monday, the comedian termed it a 'waste of time'.Kamra, while sharing a photo of himself on X wrote. 'Going to an address where I haven’t lived for the last 10 years is a waste of your ......
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Man accused of sex with child he met online coached minor hockey in GTA

Toronto Sun 31 Mar 2025
Story continues below. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below ... View more offers ... Sign Up ... Investigators also released a photo of the accused because they were concerned about the possibility of other alleged victims ... The Oakville Rangers, meanwhile, wasted no time in notifying the parents of the boys who played for him ... ....

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