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

management. Waste management deals with all types of waste, including industrial, biological, household, municipal, organic, biomedical, radioactive wastes. In...

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

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...

zinc, oil and grease. A centralized waste treatment (CWT) facility processes liquid or solid industrial wastes generated by off-site manufacturing facilities...

other waste, such as household waste. Historically, most industrial processes treated waste products as something to be disposed of, causing industrial pollution...

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,...

industrial sources. Most definitions of municipal solid waste do not include industrial wastes, agricultural wastes, medical waste, radioactive waste...

biomaterials for industrial processes. One of the more fruitful fields of work is food waste—when deposited in landfills, food waste produces the greenhouse...

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

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

accumulated in other settings, such as: Industrial wastewater: waterborne waste generated from a variety of industrial processes, such as manufacturing operations...

Hazardous waste Household waste Household hazardous waste Human waste Sewage sludge Industrial waste Slag Fly ash Sludge Inert waste Inorganic waste Kitchen...

municipal solid waste or space debris. Water pollution, caused by the discharge of industrial wastewater from commercial and industrial waste (intentionally...

Using detailed data on industrial waste, including 196 types of general industrial waste and 157 types of hazardous industrial waste, Liao et al. analyzed...

gardens such as grass clippings or leaves, and domestic or industrial kitchen wastes. Green waste does not include things such as dried leaves, pine straw...

other toxins. Toxic waste has become more abundant since the industrial revolution, causing serious global issues. Disposing of such waste has become even...

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

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

There are various issues of waste management in Thailand, including excessive plastic use, industrial waste, among others. Thais per capita generate an...

as a form of waste treatment, and has been tested for the gasification of refuse-derived fuel, biomass, industrial waste, hazardous waste, and solid hydrocarbons...

any other river in the world. It is severely polluted with human waste and industrial contaminants. Today, the Ganges is considered to be the fifth-most...

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...

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

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

indications of pollution from industrial waste in the United States existed since the 1870s, increasing as the industrial revolution expanded throughout...

quarrying, industry and commerce. Household waste constitutes a relatively small proportion of all waste. Industrial waste is often tied to requirements in the...

Waste-to-energy (WtE) or energy-from-waste (EfW) is the process of generating energy in the form of electricity and/or heat from the primary treatment...

environment. It is typically caused by industrial activity, agricultural chemicals or improper disposal of waste. The most common chemicals involved are...

Waste management in Japan today emphasizes not just the efficient and sanitary collection of waste, but also reduction in waste produced and recycling...