Commercial waste consists of
waste
Waste (or wastes) are unwanted or unusable materials. Waste is any substance discarded after primary use, or is worthless, defective and of no use. A by-product, by contrast is a joint product of relatively minor economic value. A waste prod ...
from premises used mainly for the purposes of a
trade
Trade involves the transfer of goods and services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money. Economists refer to a system or network that allows trade as a market.
An early form of trade, barter, saw the direct excha ...
or
business or for the purpose of
sport
Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, ...
,
recreation,
education
Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty ...
or
entertainment
Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousa ...
, but excluding
household
A household consists of two or more persons who live in the same dwelling. It may be of a single family or another type of person group. The household is the basic unit of analysis in many social, microeconomic and government models, and is i ...
,
agricultural or
industrial waste.
Commercial Waste Definition
Waste Not - Waste Management Awareness for the South East of Ireland
See also
*Business waste
Business (or commercial and industrial) waste – cover the commercial waste and industrial waste types. Generally, businesses are expected to make their own arrangements for the collection, treatment and disposal of their wastes. Waste from smalle ...
*List of solid waste treatment technologies
The article contains a list of different forms of solid waste treatment technologies and facilities employed in waste management infrastructure.
Waste handling facilities
*Civic amenity site (CA site)
* Transfer station
Established waste treatme ...
*List of Superfund sites in the United States
Superfund sites are polluted locations in the United States requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. They were designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CER ...
* List of topics dealing with environmental issues
*List of waste management companies
Although many entries in this List of waste management companies are Multinational corporations, the associated country listing is by location of ''Management HQ''.
Companies
See also
*LAWDC In the UK a local authority waste disposal company ...
*List of waste management topics
Articles related to waste management include:
A
* Advanced Thermal Treatment
* Air Pollution Control
* Alternate Weekly Collections
* Animal By-Products Order
* Animal By-Products Regulations
* Anaerobic digestion
* Anaerobic Digestion & Bio ...
*List of waste types
Waste comes in many different forms and may be categorized in a variety of ways. The types listed here are not necessarily exclusive and there may be considerable overlap so that one waste entity may fall into one to many types.
* Agricultural ...
*Pollution
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. Pollution can take the form of any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) or energy (such as radioactivity, heat, sound, or light). Pollutants, the ...
* Superfund
References
Waste
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