waste matter

1. Any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted (synset 114880414)
   "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"
   is a type of: material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
   subtypes:

   • dross, impurity - worthless or dangerous material that should be removed
   • exhaust, exhaust fumes, fumes - gases ejected from an engine as waste products
   • body waste, excrement, excreta, excretion, excretory product - waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
   • crud, filth, skank - any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
   • sewage, sewerage - waste matter carried away in sewers or drains
   • effluent, sewer water, wastewater - water mixed with waste matter
   • food waste, garbage, refuse, scraps - food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
   • pollutant - waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil
   • rubbish, scrap, trash - worthless material that is to be disposed of
   • slop - (usually plural) waste water from a kitchen or bathroom or chamber pot that has to be emptied by hand
   • toxic industrial waste, toxic waste - poisonous waste materials; can cause injury (especially by chemical means)
   same as: waste, waste material, waste product

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