TYPES OF SOLID WASTE

Solid waste refers to all discarded household, commercial waste, non-hazardous institutional and industrial waste, street
sweepings, construction debris, agricultural waste and other non-hazardous/non-toxic solid waste (RA 9003).
Furthermore, these are generally made up of objects or particles that accumulate on the site where they are produced.

1. Municipal Waste- materials that people in a community no longer want because they are broken, spoiled, or no
longer useful. These types of waste come from households, commercial establishments, institutions, and some
industrial sources.
2. Agricultural Waste- waste derived from farming and poultry. Too much agricultural waste in the form of
fertilizers is deposited into bodies of water which can cause eutrophication.
3. Industrial Waste- from industrial sources other than mining. It includes a variety of materials such as demolition
waste, scraps from manufacturing processes, and ash from combustion
4. Mining Waste- large amounts of rock and soil removed from extracted valuable ores; mine tailings from grinding
and sorting which are then dumped and stored in ponds near milling site; water pumped from mines that flows
from piles of waste rock or tailings that contain hazardous materials.

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