Categories of Waste

Solid Waste

Municipal Solid Waste

Furniture and Toys

Waste Tires

Scrap Metal

House Hold Garbage

Aluminum

Glass

K-cups

Paint Canes

Solid Waste: is the waste is the garbage that goes into the landfills and gets broken down by big machines and categorized into different sections. They are furniture and toys, waste tires, scrap metal, and also house hold garbage's. These generally get thrown out in the garbage or taken to the dump to get broken down into solid waste.

Nuclear Waste

Uranium

Methane

Radioactive

Toxic

Scrap Metal

Damaging to the environment

Nuclear Waste: is the waste that is also toxic to human health and the environment and produces electricity and radiation. They are scrap metal, methane, and Uranium. The way to recycle these is by doing it yourself safely.

Hazardous Waste

Radioactive

Toxic

Cleaning Chemicals

Contains Pesticides

Comes from Factories

Methane

Can cause death

Uranium

Infectious

Scrap Metal

Waste Tires

Damaging to the environment

Paint Canes

Hazardous Waste: is the waste that is harmful to human health and the environment. They are generally toxic like scrap metal, or waste tires, or even paint canes. The way to recycle these products is by either recycling them yourself or calling people to come and pick up the hazardous materials.

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Waste Water/Liquid Waste

Human Body Waste

Animal Waste

Municipal Solid Waste

Goes down the drain fats

Manure

Sewage

Released to Ocean

Storm Water

Paint Canes

Shower Water

Waste Waters/Waste Water: is the water that is "storm water" or "rinse water", that is used for showers, and human waste, and animal waste. These generally go down the drain or toilet.

Biodegradable/Organic Waste

Food Scraps

Fruit Peals

Vegetables

Fallen Leaves

Flowers

Toilet Paper

Biodegradable/Organic Waste: is the waste that is any type of organic matter, which can be broken down into carbon dioxide, water or methane. These are food scrapes, fruit peels, toilet paper etc. The way to dispose of these teams are by putting them into a green bin or garbage.

Recyclable Waste

Paper

Batteries

Soap

House Hold Garbage

Detergent

Never Fully Leaves

Plastics

Aluminum

Glass

K-Cups

Comes from Households

Paint Canes

Recyclable Waste: is the waste that gets thrown out in the recycling and its generally items like paper, batteries, paint canes etc. The way you recycle these items are by categorizing your blue bins and making one for paper and cardboard and the other for plastic's and soup canes.