Waste types

There are many waste streams consisting of a number of waste types. These 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:

• Animal by-products
• Biodegradable waste
• Bulky waste
• Business waste
• Clinical waste
• Coffee wastewater
• Commercial waste
• Construction and demolition waste (C&D waste)
• Controlled waste
• Composite 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
• Kitchen waste
• Litter
• Liquid waste- any waste in the liquid state of matter
• Medical 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
• Sewage
• Sharps waste
• Slaughterhouse waste
• Special waste
• Toxic waste
• Uncontrolled waste
• Waste heat
• Wastewater

• Winery wastewater

See also

• List of waste management companies
• List of waste management topics
• List of solid waste treatment technologies
• List of Superfund sites in the United States
• List of topics dealing with environmental issues
• Low-waste economy
• Pollution
• Superfund
• Waste
• Waste management