waste-ridden
Full of refuse
Waste-ridden describes something overrun or plagued by waste—whether physical garbage, inefficiency, or squandered resources.
A waste-ridden city struggles with trash; a waste-ridden bureaucracy hemorrhages money on redundant processes.
The compound follows the pattern of disease-ridden or crime-ridden, suggesting a pervasive, harmful condition.
Thoroughly unclean
- squalidExtremely dirty and neglected
- unhygienicNot clean or sanitary
- foulOffensive or illegal
- putridDecomposed and foul-smelling
rotten · infested · germy · diseased · septic · fetid · grimy · muck
Capable of causing harm
- pollutedMade impure by contaminants
- sewageLiquid refuse in drains
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- chemicalSubstance with defined composition
hazardous · biohazard · radioactive · carcinogenic · poisonous · leachate · runoff · industrial
filthy
Thoroughly unclean
- squalidExtremely dirty and neglected
- unhygienicNot clean or sanitary
- foulOffensive or illegal
putrid · rotten · infested · germy · diseased · septic · fetid · grimy · muck · vermin
toxic
Capable of causing harm
chemical · hazardous · biohazard · radioactive · carcinogenic · poisonous · leachate · runoff · industrial · mercury
garbage
Discarded waste material
litter · refuse · junk · scrap · detritus · discarded · dumping · landfill · junkyard · scrapheap
abandoned
Left behind completely
- derelictAbandoned or neglectful
- dilapidatedRuined through neglect
- blightedHarmed by destructive force
decayed · decrepit · forgotten · overgrown · ruined · desolate · disused · vacant · crumbling · unattended
waste-riddenpristine
Pure and untouched
immaculate · spotless · clean · unsullied · uncontaminated
waste-riddenefficient
Productive without waste
streamlined · lean · zero-waste · resourceful · economical
waste, ridden, wastes, wasted, wasting, wasteful, wastefully, wastefulness, wastage