burnables
Fuel for fires
Burnables are items that can be burned, especially materials designated for disposal by incineration rather than recycling or landfill.
The term appears most often in waste management contexts, where trash is sorted into burnables and non-burnables: Put the paper in with the burnables.
In Japan, this distinction structures municipal garbage collection.
Material for starting fires
- logsCut wood sections
- firewoodCut logs for burning
- tinderCombustible material for ignition
- charcoalBurned wood residue
wood · straw · sawdust · driftwood · pinecones · bark · peat · pellets
Discarded worthless material
- garbageDiscarded waste material
- rubbishWaste or nonsense
- refuseReject or garbage
- cardboardRigid paper for containers
paper · yard waste · leaves · branches · twigs · packaging · newspapers · junk mail
Refined petroleum vehicle fuel
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
- keroseneFlammable petroleum distillate
- propaneFlammable hydrocarbon fuel
- butaneFlammable hydrocarbon gas
ethanol · methanol · biodiesel · petroleum · coal · natural gas · jet fuel · heating oil
Liquids that dissolve substances
- chemicalsManufactured or isolated substances
- accelerantsSubstances hastening reactions
- explosivesDetonating substances
- fireworksExplosive light displays
aerosols · paint thinner · turpentine · acetone · gunpowder · flammable liquids · oxidizers · matches
kindling
Material for starting fires
charcoal · wood · straw · sawdust · driftwood · pinecones · bark · peat · pellets · briquettes
trash
Discarded worthless material
cardboard · paper · yard waste · leaves · branches · twigs · packaging · newspapers · junk mail · disposables
gasoline
Refined petroleum vehicle fuel
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
- keroseneFlammable petroleum distillate
- propaneFlammable hydrocarbon fuel
butane · ethanol · methanol · biodiesel · petroleum · coal · natural gas · jet fuel · heating oil · lamp oil
solvents
Liquids that dissolve substances
- chemicalsManufactured or isolated substances
- accelerantsSubstances hastening reactions
- explosivesDetonating substances
fireworks · aerosols · paint thinner · turpentine · acetone · gunpowder · flammable liquids · oxidizers · matches · propellants
burnablesrecyclables
Items for reprocessing
compostables · landfill waste · hazardous waste · e-waste · reusables