municipal waste
Town's discarded refuse
Municipal waste is garbage and recyclables collected by local governments from households and businesses.
The term appears in policy discussions about landfills, recycling programs, and environmental regulations: The city's municipal waste increased 12% last year.
Distinguished from industrial, agricultural, or hazardous waste, which require different handling.
- green binCompost collection container
- landfillWaste burial ground
- recyclable materialsWaste suitable for reprocessing
- garbageDiscarded waste material
- garbage truckVehicle collecting household waste
refuse · rubbish · trash · sanitation worker · sorting facilities · curbside pickup · bin collection · trash day · dumpster · bulk pickup · recycling · construction debris · transfer stations · bags · street sweeper · pickup · trucks · hauling
municipal wasteindustrial waste
Byproducts from manufacturing processes
hazardous waste · nuclear waste · radioactive waste · toxic waste · medical waste
municipal wasteraw materials
Unprocessed production inputs
recyclables · natural resources · commodities · salvage · reclaimed materials