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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Ministry engages private firms to boost recycling sector

The Peninsula 13 Oct 2024
He said that Al Afja area for Recycling Industries houses several factories for recycling oil, medical waste, wood, metal, electronic items, plastic, tyres, batteries, segregation and recycling of construction waste and producing organic cement, recycling glass and cloth among others....
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Teens transform pothole-ridden roads using plastic waste

The Times of India 13 Oct 2024
The collected waste was then sent to plastic recycling centres in the city, where it was processed into fuel and tar ... teenagers have not only improved the condition of local roads but also raised awareness about the potential of recycling plastic waste for sustainable development....
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How 3D printing could make space settlement viable

Interesting Engineering 13 Oct 2024
I feed magnetronic plastics — the stuff they make houses and ships of nowadays — into this moving arm… ... In addition, the technology has expanded far beyond the use of plastics ... In 2019, NASA attached the ReFabricator experiment developed by Tethers Unlimited to the ISS to create 3D-printed parts using recycled plastic materials....
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From aspirational districts to multidimensional poverty: The 16th Finance Commission's tough balancing act

Hindustan Times 12 Oct 2024
Thus, FC16 can consider the states with a high number of aspirational districts and blocks as one of its criteria for horizontal transfer of funds to states in place of sector-specific transfer.Emission of plastic waste ... To reduce this menace, plastic waste can be recycled or used in road making, refuse-derived fuel, etc....
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EmiratesGBC launches dynamic co-working space ‘Sustainability Lounge’

GCC Business News 12 Oct 2024
... glass that maximizes natural illumination, flooring with Re-Use series porcelain tiles made of 100 percent pre-consumer recycled materials, furniture crafted from recycled plastic sources from post-industrial waste and products made using eco-friendly Palm Strand Boards (PSB)....
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Paragon Bangkok International Fashion Week 2024 Unveils the best of Thai and Asian Creativity And ...

The Arabian Post 12 Oct 2024
Speically, ISSUE has partnered with GC, or PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited, to unveil a limited-edition collection of unique clothing and accessories created from the plastic waste management expertise. Used PET plastic bottles were recycled into fibers, featuring ......
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SariCycle� achieves major milestone at the six-month mark

The Philadelphia Inquirer 11 Oct 2024
The program was established to mitigate the increasing problem of plastic waste, focusing on collecting and recycling single-use plastic in smaller communities....
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Garbage handling in the galley: What you need to know

SAFETY4SEA 11 Oct 2024
Establishing designated bins for different types of waste, such as organic waste (food scraps), recyclables (plastics, glass, metal), and non-recyclable waste, as well as using color-coded bins or labels to help crew members easily identify the appropriate disposal method, are important practices for maintaining galley hygiene....
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Letters to the Editor: Commissioner endorses write-in candidate

Mount Pleasant Morning Sun 11 Oct 2024
Committee efforts resulted in the creation of a ten-county regional recycling coalition. The coalition seeks to enhance traditional recycling for metals, glass, plastics, paper, cardboard, Styrofoam and yard waste as well as initiating regular recycling of hazardous waste, tires, electronic waste, construction lumber and organic waste....
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Researchers find Norway's waste policy falls short of goals

Phys Dot Org 10 Oct 2024
Plastic is a composite material and one of the most challenging types of waste, resulting in little being recycled and recovered ... "When Statistics Norway reports that we recycle 40% of plastic waste, that's not the final figure of how much has actually been recycled ... For example, all plastic waste that is sent for recycling is exported out of Norway....
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India formulates mandatory urban solid waste use policy to make highway construction sustainable, reduce cost by a tenth

Live Mint 10 Oct 2024
Combined with the other environment friendly initiatives undertaken over the past decade - use of fly ash from thermal power plants, waste plastic in bituminous roads, and recycling of milled road surface, among others - this initiative too shall gradually reduce our dependency ......
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Best Practice: How to reduce plastic use on board

SAFETY4SEA 10 Oct 2024
Ensure every ship has a well-documented garbage management plan that focuses on waste reduction, segregation, recycling, and proper disposal of plastics at port facilities ... Provide training to crew members on waste management, recycling, and the environmental impact of plastic pollution....
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Argentinian expat makes quality boards, panels from plastic waste

Vietnam News 10 Oct 2024
PLASTICPeople, a company run by an expat from Argentina, is helping resolve the issue of unrecycled plastic wastes by using them to produce boards and panels, which can be used to make practical and beautiful products ... Around the world, 75 per cent of plastic wastes are not recycled, especially plastic mixed with paper or aluminium, he said....
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