organic waste
Scraps that decompose
Organic waste is biodegradable material from living organisms—food scraps, yard trimmings, animal manure, paper products.
The term appears in discussions of composting, landfills, and environmental policy: The city collects organic waste separately for composting.
Distinguished from inorganic waste like plastics and metals, organic waste decomposes naturally but generates methane in landfills.
- rice branGrain's milled-off coating
- manureAnimal waste as fertilizer
- coffee groundsUsed brewing residue
- bonesRigid internal support structure
- fruit fliesSmall insects attracted to ripeness
compost bin · compost pile · wood chips · animal fat · eggshells · feathers · composting · blood meal · sawdust · methane · fish scales · mulch · landfill · worm farm · tea bags · seaweed · banana peels · peels
- clean energysolar power, solar, wind power, wind, solar panels
- waste managementtrash, garbage, rubbish, refuse, litter
- municipal wastegarbage, trash, rubbish, refuse, litter
- Organic Matterblood, bone, tissue, cells, skin
- wastetrash, garbage, rubbish, refuse, debris
- compostcompost, compost bin, compost pile, compost bins, compost tumbler
organic wasteplastic waste
Discarded polymer materials
electronic waste · e-waste · chemical waste · industrial waste · construction debris
organic wastenon-biodegradable waste
Garbage that won't decompose
landfill waste · microplastics · forever chemicals · styrofoam · single-use plastics
organic wasterecyclable materials
Waste suitable for reprocessing
raw materials · resources · dry waste · feedstock · commodities