Waste is defined as any discarded substance that is deemed worthless or defective. It is categorized into various types including domestic, industrial, agricultural, and municipal waste, with examples such as food scraps, plastics, broken glass, and mining byproducts. Different industries, including mining and construction, contribute significantly to waste production through their operations.

2. What is waste?
 Waste Is any substance which is
discarded after primary use, or it is
worthless, defective and of no use.

3. CATEGORIES OF WASTE
Domestic
waste
Industrial
waste
Agricultur
al waste
Municipal
waste
e-waste

5. KITCHEN WASTE
• Peelings of vegetables and fruits

6. • Shells taken off from eggs,
groundnuts and other dry fruits

7. • Washing of rice, pulses etc.

8. • Any stale or rotten non-usable food items

9. PLASTICS
• Plastic plates, glasses etc

10. GLASS
• Broken glass utensils, mirrors, containers

11. • Broken electrical bulb

12. • Rotten Food wastes

13. RAGS
• Discarded worn out clothing, old bed-sheets,
blankets

14. NEWSPAPER
• Newspapers and magazines

16. • Gaseous wastes from Industries is harmful for
the living organisms

17. MINING OPERATIONS
• During mining operations huge quantities of waste
are produced. Such waste is called mine tailing.

18. • THE TILDEN MINE, UPPER PENINSULA

19. • Tilden Iron Mine, Marquette County, Upper
Peninsula.

22. • Mining operations produce large amounts of
left-overs.

23. CEMENT INDUSTRIES
• The gaseous wastes include the flyash which consists
of fine solid particles of non-combustible ash.

24. CONSTRUCTION UNITS
• Construction units produce huge quantities of waste
stones, pebbles, broken bricks, wood wastes etc. which
are dumped in landfills.