Brown waste is any biodegradable waste that is predominantly carbon based. The term includes such items as grass cuttings, dry leaves, twigs, hay, paper...

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

Waste management or waste disposal includes the processes and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal. This includes...

Industrial waste is the waste produced by industrial activity which includes any material that is rendered useless during a manufacturing process such...

Biodegradable waste includes any organic matter in waste which can be broken down into carbon dioxide, water, methane, compost, humus, and simple organic...

Radioactive waste is a type of hazardous waste that contains radioactive material. Radioactive waste is a result of many activities, including nuclear...

wastes. Green waste does not include things such as dried leaves, pine straw, or hay. Such materials are rich in carbon and considered "brown wastes,"...

Hazardous waste is waste that must be handled properly to avoid damaging human health or the environment. Waste can be hazardous because it is toxic,...

Biomedical waste or hospital waste is any kind of waste containing infectious (or potentially infectious) materials generated during the treatment of humans...

Electronic waste (or e-waste) describes discarded electrical or electronic devices. It is also commonly known as waste electrical and electronic equipment...

Municipal solid waste (MSW), commonly known as trash or garbage in the United States and rubbish in Britain, is a waste type consisting of everyday items...

demolition waste (C&D waste) Controlled waste Demolition waste Dog waste Domestic waste Electronic waste (e-waste) Food waste Green waste Grey water Hazardous...

Wastewater (or waste water) is water generated after the use of freshwater, raw water, drinking water or saline water in a variety of deliberate applications...

Food loss and waste is food that is not eaten. The causes of food waste or loss are numerous and occur throughout the food system, during production,...

"greens" (green waste) and "browns" (brown waste). Greens are materials rich in nitrogen, such as leaves, grass, and food scraps. Browns are woody materials...

Incineration is a waste treatment process that involves the combustion of substances contained in waste materials. Industrial plants for waste incineration...

disposal of waste materials. Landfill is the oldest and most common form of waste disposal, although the systematic burial of the waste with daily, intermediate...

may be classified as hazardous waste, non-hazardous waste, universal waste, or household hazardous waste. Hazardous waste is material that displays one...

Toxic waste is any unwanted material in all forms that can cause harm (e.g. by being inhaled, swallowed, or absorbed through the skin). Mostly generated...

process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects. This concept often includes the recovery of energy from waste materials. The recyclability...

Construction waste or debris is any kind of debris from the construction process. Different government agencies have clear definitions. For example, the...

by human activities, such as manufacturing, extractive industries, poor waste management, transportation or agriculture. Pollution is often classed as...

toilets, combined with the human waste that it flushes away). Sewage also contains soaps and detergents. Food waste may be present from dishwashing, and...

should contain water, food, tools, and a method for dealing with human waste. If a person did not have a shelter previously built, these guides recommended...

world and one such challenge is an increase in food waste also known as urban food waste. Food waste is the disposal of food products that can no longer...

metals, plastics, pesticides, persistent organic pollutants, industrial waste products), stressful conditions (e.g., changes of pH, hypoxia or anoxia...

to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations, and specifically to prevent transfer of hazardous waste from developed to less developed countries...

Asian brown cloud, which has been causing the monsoon season to be delayed. India is the world's largest consumer of fuelwood, agricultural waste, and...

regulates the management, transport and disposal of municipal solid waste, hazardous waste and underground storage tanks. Environment portal Conventional pollutant...

smelters. 6.4% from cement production. 3.0% from waste disposal, including municipal and hazardous waste, crematoria, and sewage sludge incineration. 3...