There are many different waste types or waste streams which are produced by a variety of processes. Each waste type has different methods of associated waste management. The following is a list of waste types: Waste management is the collection, transport, processing or disposal of waste materials, usually ones produced by human activity, in an effort to reduce their effect on human health or local aesthetics or amenity. ...

• Animal By-Products
• Biodegradable waste
• Bulky waste
• Business waste
• Clinical waste
• Commercial waste
• Construction and demolition waste (C&D waste)
• Controlled waste
• Domestic waste
• Electronic waste (E-waste, WEEE)
• Farm waste
• Food waste
• Green waste
• Grey water
• Hazardous waste
• Household waste
• Human waste
• Industrial waste
• Inert waste
• Litter
• Liquid waste- any waste in the liquid state of matter
• Medical waste
• Mixed waste
• Municipal solid waste
• Post-consumer waste
• Radioactive waste (nuclear waste)
  • Low level waste
  • High level waste
  • Spent nuclear fuel
  • Mixed waste (radioactive/hazardous)
• Recyclable waste
• Residual waste
• Sewage
• Sharps waste
• Slaughterhouse waste
• Special waste
• Toxic waste
• Uncontrolled waste
• Waste heat
• Waste water

Rotting fruit Biodegradable waste is a waste type which comprises of waste streams that are available for biodegradation. ... Abandoned monitor Electronic waste, e-waste or Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) is a waste type consisting of any broken or unwanted electrical or electronic appliance. ... Greywater is wastewater generated by household processes such as washing dishes, laundry and bathing. ... Hazardous waste is waste that poses substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment and generally exhibits one or more of these characteristics: ignitability corrosivity reactivity toxicity Generally, toxicity is quantified through the use of the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure or TCLP test, as required by EPA. Hazardous... Sewage treatment is the process that removes the majority of the contaminants from waste-water or sewage and produces both a liquid effluent suitable for disposal to the natural environment and a sludge. ... Industrial waste is a waste caused by industrial factories or mills. ... Litter in the habitat of a lizard. ... Medical waste, also known as clinical waste, refers to biological products which are essentially useless. ... Mixed waste is defined in the United States as waste containing radioactive material and hazardous waste as defined in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). ... Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) includes commercial and residential wastes generated in a municipal or notified areas in either solid or semi solid form excluding industrial hazardous wastes but it includes treated Bio Medical Wastes (BMW). ... Post-consumer waste is waste produced by the end consumer of a material stream; that is, where the waste-producing use did not involve the production of another product. ... Radioactive waste is waste material containing radioactive chemical elements that does not have a practical purpose. ... Low-level waste (LLW) is a term used to describe nuclear waste that does not fit into the categorical definitions for high-level waste (HLW), spent nuclear fuel (SNF), transuranic waste (TRU), or certain byproduct materials known as 11e(2) wastes, such as uranium mill tailings. ... High level Waste (HLW) arises from the use of uranium fuel in a nuclear reactor and nuclear weapons processing. ... Radioactive waste is waste material containing radioactive chemical elements that does not have a practical purpose. ... Recyclable waste is a waste type that has the potential to be recycled. ... Sewage is the liquid water produced by human society which typically contains washing water, laundry waste, faeces, urine and other liquid or semi-liquid wastes. ... Toxic waste is a waste which is toxic for a variety of reasons. ... Waste heat is the by-product heat of machines and technical processes for which no useful application is found. ... Wastewater is any water that has been adversely affected in quality by any anthropogenic influence. ...

See also

• Waste
• Waste management

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