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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Recycling: what you can and can't recycle and why it's so confusing

Phys Dot Org 01 Jun 2023
This is to reduce the amount of dirty waste that goes to processing centers and landfills ... Three years ago the UK government outlined its goal of recycling—setting the target for 65% of all household waste to be recycled by 2035—with no more than 10% of this waste ending up in landfill ... Waste not....
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Medical Waste Disposal Market size is set to grow by USD 3,323.84 million from 2022 ...

Longview News-Journal 01 Jun 2023
Advanced Micro Devices Inc., All Medical Waste Australia Pty Ltd., BioMedical Waste Solutions LLC, BWS Inc., Casella Waste Systems Inc., Clean Harbors Inc., Daniels Health, EcoMed Services, EPCO, Gamma Waste Systems, GIC Medical Disposal Inc., GRP and Associates Inc., Hawaii Bio ......
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Union Cabinet approves scheme for circular economy in Smart Cities

Indian Express 31 May 2023
According to a MoHUA source, the projects likely to be funded through the scheme would be collection and transportation of waste, including transfer stations; automated recovery facilities; bio-methanation plants; construction and demolition waste processing plants; and sanitary landfills....
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Cabinet approves scheme for circular economy in Smart Cities

Indian Express 31 May 2023
According to a source in MoHUA, the projects likely to be funded through the scheme would be collection and transportation of waste, including transfer stations; automated recovery facilities; bio-methanation plants; construction and demolition waste processing plants; and sanitary landfills....
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Suncombe range of effluent decontamination systems upgraded

Process and Control Today 30 May 2023
Suncombe, pioneers in the development of innovative solutions for cleaning in place and bio-waste decontamination, has recently added new features to it range of Effluent Decontamination Systems (EDS) incorporating connectivity, sustainability and efficiency improvements required for the mid 2020’s and the post-COVID era....
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Eni and RINA Sign Up to Pursue Biofuel and Electrofuel Initiatives

The Maritime Executive 30 May 2023
The agreement focuses on the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) biofuel produced by Eni in its Venice and Gela bio-refineries. Eni's HVO is made from feedstocks that do not compete directly with food and feed crops, such as waste and agricultural residues....
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RINA and Eni collaborate on maritime decarbonisation

Splash24/7 30 May 2023
... vegetable oil biofuel produced by Eni in its Venice and Gela bio-refineries, as well as of other energy carriers such as blue or green hydrogen and ammonia from biogenic, renewable or waste raw materials....
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Conservatives Ruled During 2023 Session Of Nebraska Legislature

Yankton Daily Press 30 May 2023
LINCOLN, Neb ... Funds existed for personal priorities such as expansion of shopping centers, helping eastern Omaha, and encouraging the use of ethanol and bio-diesel. Tax credits were extended for a waste incinerator expansion in Kimball, sewers in Sarpy County, for historic restoration statewide and for convention center projects in Omaha and Lincoln....
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500 biogas plants to tackle stubble burning, pollution

Live Mint 29 May 2023
Besides, the Centre also offered a ‘waste to wealth’ scheme this year in the union budget to promote circular economy ... collection of agriculture waste is costly. “With this, one can save a lot on the cost of collection and transportation of agriculture bio-waste,” said Chand....
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Eni, RINA to accelerate the energy transition and decarbonisation of maritime transport

SAFETY4SEA 29 May 2023
In particular, the agreement focuses on the use of HVO (Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil) biofuel produced by Eni in its Venice and Gela bio-refineries, as well as of other energy carriers such as “blue” or “green” hydrogen and ammonia from biogenic, renewable or waste raw ......
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Conservatives ruled during 2023 session of Nebraska Legislature like never before

Longview News-Journal 29 May 2023
(Rebecca S ... 2 ... Funds existed for personal priorities such as expansion of shopping centers, helping eastern Omaha, and encouraging the use of ethanol and bio-diesel. Tax credits were extended for a waste incinerator expansion in Kimball, sewers in Sarpy County, for historic restoration statewide and for convention center projects in Omaha and Lincoln....
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MCG to impose fine for delay in processing waste at Bandhwari

Hindustan Times 26 May 2023
A Trommel Screen Machine processing legacy waste at a waste treatment plant at Bandhwari, in Gurugram, India, on Thursday, 25 May 2023 ... The agencies were asked to first undertake bio-remediation of waste and then pass the waste through trommel machines to produce compost, inert (concrete waste) and refuse derived fuel (RDF)....
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This Week in Environment News: 11 Stories You Need to See

Longview News-Journal 26 May 2023
"By committing to purchase their bio-based ethylene, we are helping to enable innovations in waste recycling, meeting demands for bio-based plastics from customers, and strengthening an ecosystem for diverse and renewable solutions."PepsiCo and UEFA Unveil a Series of Innovative ......

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