Green waste, also known as "biological waste", is any organic waste that can be composted. It is most usually composed of refuse from gardens such as...

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

biodegradable municipal waste, or as green waste, food waste, paper waste and biodegradable plastics). Other biodegradable wastes include human waste, manure, sewage...

list represents a typical classification: Biodegradable waste: food and kitchen waste, green waste, paper (most can be recycled, although some difficult...

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

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...

separately collected from municipal waste include: Biodegradable waste component Green waste Kitchen and food waste Christmas trees Recyclable materials...

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

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

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...

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

area) of bulky waste is picked up by scavengers before it is collected.[citation needed] Branches, brush, logs and other green waste are also categorized...

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

opportunities to convert this waste to fuel via gasification or pyrolysis. Green waste such as forest residues or garden or park waste may be used to produce...

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,...

Waste (management) hierarchy is a tool used in the evaluation of processes that protect the environment alongside resource and energy consumption from...

Waste collection is a part of the process of waste management. It is the transfer of solid waste from the point of use and disposal to the point of treatment...

Biomass briquettes are a biofuel substitute made of biodegradable green waste with lower emissions of greenhouses gases and carbon dioxide than traditional...

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

Waste sorting is the process by which waste is separated into different elements. Waste sorting can occur manually at the household and collected through...

ref. to be more general. Note 2: Green chemistry discusses the engineering concept of pollution prevention and zero waste both at laboratory and industrial...

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,...

level, composting requires gathering a mix of "greens" (green waste) and "browns" (brown waste). Greens are materials rich in nitrogen, such as leaves...

Chemical waste is any excess, unused, or unwanted chemical. Chemical waste may be classified as hazardous waste, non-hazardous waste, universal waste, or household...

a truck specially designed to collect municipal solid waste and transport it to a solid waste treatment facility, such as a landfill, recycling center...

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

Northern Adelaide Waste Management Authority or NAWMA is a garbage, recycling, and green waste collection service for City of Salisbury, City of Playford...

Waste Management, Inc., doing business as WM, is a waste management, comprehensive waste, and environmental services company operating in North America...

animal waste, cardboard, pine needles or cones, etc. Carbon is necessary for composting, which uses a combination of green waste and brown waste to promote...

Zero waste, or waste minimization, is a set of principles focused on waste prevention that encourages redesigning Natural resource resource life cycles...