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Waste
Waste refers to any substance or object which the holder discards, or intends or is obliged to discard.
Statistics using the definition
Validity of the definition
- Valid
Source organisation
- EU
Related concepts
- Energy recovery
- Separately collected waste
- Resource recovery
- Waste management
- Waste generated
- Waste treatment
- Waste type (waste category)
- Waste classification
- Landfill
- Waste recycling
- Domestic waste (Household waste)
- Sludge
- Final disposal
- Hazardous waste
- Industrial waste
- Production waste
- Municipal waste
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