Waste

Waste and wastes are unwanted or unusable materials. Waste is any substance which is discarded after primary use, or it is worthless, defective and of no use.

The term is often subjective (because waste to one person is not necessarily waste to another) and sometimes objectively inaccurate (for example, to send scrap metals to a landfill is to inaccurately classify them as waste, because they are recyclable). Examples include municipal solid waste (household trash/refuse), hazardous waste, wastewater (such as sewage, which contains bodily wastes (feces and urine) and surface runoff), radioactive waste, and others.

Definitions

United Nations Environment Program

According to the Basel Convention,

United Nations Statistics Division, Glossary of Environment Statistics

European Union

Under the Waste Framework Directive, the European Union defines waste as "an object the holder discards, intends to discard or is required to discard."

Types

There are many waste types defined by modern systems of waste management, notably including:

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Fueled by football: Montana Grizzly great Robby Hauck hired by San Diego State football program

Ravalli Republic 20 Mar 2023
On March 13, just three months after the curtain closed on his playing career and he graduated with an MBA, Hauck was hired as a football recruiting coordinator by San Diego State University ... “So when they’re out recruiting, they’re not wasting time on any of the other little things.”....
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Fueled by football: Montana Grizzly great Robby Hauck hired by San Diego State football program (copy)

Billings Gazette 20 Mar 2023
On March 13, just three months after the curtain closed on his playing career and he graduated with an MBA, Hauck was hired as a football recruiting coordinator by San Diego State University ... “So when they’re out recruiting, they’re not wasting time on any of the other little things.”....
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Commuters to suffer as auto drivers strike tomorrow against bike taxisGarbage collection and transportation may ...

Deccan Herald 19 Mar 2023
The protest by the BBMP Pourakarmika Sangha is unlikely to affect waste collection and transportation significantly. The protest is for the direct recruitment of drivers and loaders responsible for the door-to-door collection of waste. An association of garbage contractors said they would collect waste without any issues. Bike taxi drivers protest....
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Commuters to suffer as auto drivers strike today against bike taxisGarbage collection and transportation may ...

Deccan Herald 19 Mar 2023
The protest by the BBMP Pourakarmika Sangha is unlikely to affect waste collection and transportation significantly. The protest is for the direct recruitment of drivers and loaders responsible for the door-to-door collection of waste. An association of garbage contractors said they would collect waste without any issues. Bike taxi drivers protest....
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Thomas Baumeister: What’s good for prisoners may not be good for hunters

Missoulian 19 Mar 2023
THOMAS BAUMEISTER ... Spotify ... Moreover, FWP put no measures in place to rigorously evaluate whether this program makes any difference in recruiting hunters. The ‘recruitment’ program is wishful thinking at best. This is a tale of wasteful government spending of hunter dollars at the hands of an agency mandated to generate value for our state's citizens....
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LinkedIn expands its generative AI assistant to recruitment ads and writing profiles

Business Ghana 17 Mar 2023
The company is today introducing AI-powered writing suggestions, which will initially be offered to people to spruce up their LinkedIn profiles, and to recruiters writing job descriptions ... Ultimately, that might mean more rather than less wasted time for recruiters and others who might be checking out a profile and looking to make a connection....
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Who is Humza Yousaf, SNP favourite to replace Sturgeon?

Al Jazeera 17 Mar 2023
“I’m all for independence,” said Sandeep Adhikari, a 32-year-old chef in the mall, which recruits three-quarters of its staff from the local housing estates. “But it’s got to the point where they’re wasting their breath. Nothing happens.” ... When Bashir Ahmad died of a heart attack, Alex Salmond quickly recruited Yousaf as an aide ... ....
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Report: Saints' Thomas agrees to new one-year contract

TSN Canada 15 Mar 2023
The person spoke on condition of anonymity on Tuesday because the new agreement has not been announced ... ESPN first reported the new contract ... “When he started recruiting and talking to me, he wasn’t even trying to recruit me, he was just like, ‘When are we getting to work, we’re wasting time, time is ticking,’” Carr continued ... ___. AP NFL....
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AP source: Saints' Thomas agrees to new 1-year contract

Kentucky New Era 15 Mar 2023
The person spoke on condition of anonymity on Tuesday because the new agreement has not been announced ... ESPN first reported the new contract ... “When he started recruiting and talking to me, he wasn’t even trying to recruit me, he was just like, ‘When are we getting to work, we’re wasting time, time is ticking,’” Carr continued ... AP NFL ... ....
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2023 NFL free agency: Saints' Michael Thomas back on restructured 1-year deal to boost Derek ...

CBS Sports 14 Mar 2023
Carr noted to reporters during his introductory press conference that Thomas actually recruited him to the Saints, and now it appears like the quarterback was able to lure him back to New Orleans himself ... So, when he started recruitment talking to me and all that, he wasn't even trying to recruit me....
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Rod Walker: Michael Thomas' return another step in the right direction for Saints' offense

The Advocate 14 Mar 2023
The New Orleans Saints got their quarterback. That quarterback got his wide receiver. Michael Thomas is back. Thomas has reportedly agreed to a 1-year, cap friendlier deal to return to the New Orleans Saints. This should put to rest for good the notion that Thomas doesn't want to be here ... “… He wasn’t trying to recruit me ... We are wasting time ... ....
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Members of some Indiana regional governing boards may get pay raise

News-Press Now 14 Mar 2023
Many of the entities governing regional water, sewage or solid waste districts across Indiana are struggling to attract trustees, due in part to the $50 maximum payment for attending board meetings ... "They think that it will allow them to recruit more board members," said state Rep....
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New Saints QB Carr embracing chance to 'reinvent' himself

The Morganton News Herald 13 Mar 2023
METAIRIE, La. — For newly signed Saints quarterback Derek Carr, moving to New Orleans will mean learning new terminology — and not merely in the playbook ... People are also reading… ... “He was clearly our No ... “He wasn’t even trying to recruit me,” Carr said, “he was just like, ‘When are we getting to work, we’re wasting time, time is ticking.” ... ....

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