Waste Material

Materials that may be recycled, reused, salvaged, disposed of, or composted

Data Type: 
Constrained List
Category: 
Waste
Unit of Measure: 
None
List Options Option Definition Unit of Measure
Appliances Appliances None
Batteries Batteries None
Beverage containers Beverage containers (aluminum, glass, plastic) None
Building materials carpet and padding Building Materials - Carpet/Carpet Padding None
Building materials concrete Building Materials - Concrete None
Building materials mixed Building Materials - Mixed/Other None
Building materials steel Building Materials - Steel None
Building materials wood Building Materials - Wood None
Cardboard or corrugated containers Cardboard or corrugated containers None
Electronics Electronics None
Fats oils grease Fats oils grease None
Food and food scraps Food and food scraps None
Furniture Furniture None
Glass Glass None
Grass and yard trimmings Grass and/or yard trimmings None
Lamps and light bulbs Lamps and light bulbs None
Mixed Mixed None
Mixed compostables Mixed compostables None
Mixed recyclables Mixed recyclables None
None None None
Not applicable Not applicable None
Office supplies Office supplies None
Other Other None
Pallets Pallets None
Paper books Paper or books None
Paper including copy paper Paper including copy paper None
Paper mixed Paper mixed None
Plastics mixed Plastics mixed None
Plastics wrap film Plastics wrap film None
Regulated medical waste Regulated medical waste None
Textiles or clothing Textiles or clothing None
Trash Trash None
Unknown Unknown None
Waste Waste (generic) None
Term ID: 4573bd4c-2c97-4719-a3b7-add73e73e6c1

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