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Also known as rubbish, trash, garbage, refuse, wastes

thumb|alt=Bucket loader dumping a load of waste at a waste depot|Solid waste after being shredded to a uniform size

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Waste refers to unwanted materials or byproducts that result from human activities, such as the solid refuse shown being processed at disposal facilities. It matters because managing waste properly affects environmental health, public sanitation, and resource conservation.

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Subclass of: energy source
Image: Waste in Sierra Leone.jpg
Has use: recycling

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Commons category: Waste
topic's main category: Category:Waste
topic has template: Template:Waste
described by source: Pax Leksikon
studied by: garbology
has effect: marine debris
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
hashtag: garbage
exact match: purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002264
handled, mitigated, or managed by: waste management
different from: scrap

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