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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Finger Lakes companies convicted of illegally dumping computers, TVs

Auburnpub dot com 18 Sep 2023
Two companies have been convicted for their roles in illegally disposing of 800 tons of electronic waste, including computer monitors and televisions, in Wayne County.� ... An agreement between Foster and Plumb called for ALPCO to process the e-waste, even though the company did not have the proper permit....
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Alpco Recycling in Macedon convicted of illegally disposing of electronic waste

Times of Wayne County 16 Sep 2023
In 2016, when Finger Lakes Cleanup and Recycling Consultants was hired to clean up the abandoned e-waste, Foster approached ALPCO owner Plumb, Jr ... waste, Foster, on behalf of his company, entered into an agreement with Plumb to process and dispose of the abandoned e-waste....
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AG, DEC announce convictions in Wayne County e-waste case

Finger Lakes Times 15 Sep 2023
In 2016, when Finger Lakes Cleanup and Recycling Consultants was hired to clean up the e-waste, Foster approached Plumb for assistance ... to process hazardous waste, Foster — on behalf of his company — entered into an agreement with Plumb to process and dispose of the e-waste....
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Illegal dumping of 1.6M pounds of e-waste ends in fines in Wayne County

Lockport Union-Sun 15 Sep 2023
In 2016, when Finger Lakes Cleanup and Recycling Consultants was hired to clean up the abandoned waste, Foster approached ALPCO owner Plumb, Jr ... Despite knowing that ALPCO did not have a permit and was not authorized to process hazardous waste, Foster, on behalf of his company, entered into an agreement with Plumb....
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2 Finger Lakes companies illegally dumped 800-ton mountain of televisions, computers

The Post-Standard 15 Sep 2023
This 2016 photo shows some of the 800 tons of electronic waste illegally dumped at ALPCO Recycling, in Wayne County ... Foster knew that ALPCO and its owner, Alton Plumb, Jr., were not legally authorized to handled electronic waste, but agreed to send it ALPCO anyway. DEC discovered the waste at ALPCO in the summer of 2016....
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Portion of Route 255 dedicated in honor of Dr. Betty Hayes

Courier Express 06 Sep 2023
WEEDVILLE — During the annual Labor Day Homecoming Celebration in Bennetts Valley on Sept. 4, a portion of Route 255 from Hemlock Avenue to near the intersection of Gardner Hill was renamed Dr. Betty Hayes Memorial Highway ... Dr ... Houses had no indoor plumbing, and waste from outhouses contaminated the wells that were the only water source ... Betty Hayes.”....

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