SayPro List of waste types

Waste comes in many different forms:

  • Solid Wastes
  • Gaseous Wastes
  • Animal by-products
  • Biodegradable waste
  • Biomedical waste
  • Bulky waste
  • Business waste
  • Chemical waste
  • Clinical waste
  • Coffee wastewater
  • Commercial waste
  • Construction and demolition waste (C&D waste)
  • Controlled waste
  • Consumable waste
  • Composite waste
  • Demolition waste
  • Domestic waste
  • Electronic waste (e-waste)
  • Food waste
  • Green waste
  • Grey water
  • Hazardous waste
  • Mineral waste
  • Household waste
    • Household hazardous waste
  • Human waste
    • sewage sludge
  • Industrial waste
    • slag
    • fly ash
    • sludge
  • Inert waste
  • Kitchen waste
  • Litter
  • Liquid waste
  • Medical waste
  • Metabolic waste
  • Mixed waste
  • Municipal solid waste
  • Packaging 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
  • Retail hazardous waste
  • Sewage
  • Sharps waste
  • Slaughterhouse waste
  • Special waste – see hazardous waste
  • Toxic waste
  • Uncontrolled waste
  • Waste heat
  • Wastewater
  • Winery wastewater

hazardous waste" means a solid waste, or combination of solid wastes, which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may – (A) cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible, illness; or (B) pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, or disposed of, or otherwise managed."medical waste" means any solid waste which is generated in the diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of human beings or animals, in research pertaining thereto, or in the production or testing of biologicals. Such term does not include any hazardous waste identified or listed under subchapter III of this chapter or any household waste as defined in regulations under subchapter III of this chapter. (For ‘infectious waste’ definition, see CFR Part 243 below)

  • (41) …"mixed waste" means waste that contains both hazardous waste and source, special nuclear, or by-product material subject to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).
  • (27)… "solid waste" means any garbage, refuse, sludge from a waste treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial, commercial, mining, and agricultural operations, and from community activities,

Waste collection is the component of waste management which results in the passage of a waste material from the source of production to either the point of treatment or final disposal. Waste collection also includes the kerbside collection of recyclable materials that technically are not waste, as part of a municipal landfill diversion program.Please visit our website at www.saypro.online Email: info@saypro.online Email: info@saypro.online Call: + 27 11 071 1903 WhatsApp: + 27 84 313 7407. Comment below for any questions and feedback. For SayPro Courses, SayPro Jobs, SayPro Community Development, SayPro Products, SayPro Services, SayPro Consulting, and SayPro Advisory visit our website to www.saypro.online