Waste


 
 
Waste

:For other uses of the word, see Waste (disambiguation).

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Waste is unwanted or undesired material left over after the completion of a process.

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Waste can exist in any phase of matter (solid, liquid, or gas). When released in the latter two states, gas especially, the wastes are referred to as emissions. It is usually strongly linked with pollution.

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Waste produced in the wild is reintegrated through natural recycling processes, such as dry leaves in a forest decomposing into soil. Outside of the wild these wastes may become problematic, such as dry leaves in an urban environment. The highest volume of waste, outside of nature, comes from human industrial activity: mining, industrial manufacturing, consumer use, and so on1. Almost all manufactured products are destined to become waste at some point in time, with a volume of waste production roughly similar to the volume of resource consumption.


 

Phase of matter: REDIRECT Phase (matter)...

Solid: A solid is a phase of matter characterized by resistance to deformation and to changes of volume....

Liquid: A liquid (a phase of matter) is a fluid whose volume is fixed under conditions of constant temperature and pressure; and, whose shape is usually determined by the container it fills. Furthermore, liquids exert pressure on the sides of a container as well as on anything within the liquid itself; this...


Waste related Images and Photos (experimental)

Toxic Waste Mug
Toxic Waste Mug
Polluted Toxic Waste Glasses
Polluted Toxic Waste Glasses
Don't Waste What Others Want: American Junior Red Cross
Don't Waste What Others Want: American Junior Red Cross
Outsourced Don't Waste T-Shirt [Women's Banana]
Outsourced Don't Waste T-Shirt [Women's Banana]
Outsourced Don't Waste Water Shower Together T-Shirt
Outsourced Don't Waste Water Shower Together T-Shirt
Land of the Giants Waste Basket
Land of the Giants Waste Basket
''Food is Ammunition--Don't Waste It''  1918
"Food is Ammunition--Don't Waste It" 1918
Akouedo dump in Abidjan  where toxic waste was dumped in March of 2006
Akouedo dump in Abidjan where toxic waste was dumped in March of 2006
''Feed a Fighter: Eat Only What You Need--Waste Nothing'' Poster  1918
"Feed a Fighter: Eat Only What You Need--Waste Nothing" Poster 1918

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Introduction
Sources of waste
Human waste
See also
References
Extrnal links
 
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~ Related Subjects ~

Volume (2) - Phase of matter (2) - Matter (1) - Phase (1) - 1 (1) - Deformation (1) - Temperature (1) - Fluid (1) - Pressure (1) - Manufacturing (1) - Gas (1) - Emission (1) - Solid (1) - Liquid (1) - Urban (1) -
 

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