What is waste?

Waste is understood as any material or item that is created during the performance of production, service or other activities, items excluded from use, as well as waste materials that are created during consumption and which, from the point of view of the producer or consumer, are not for further use and must be discarded.
According to the origin, three types of waste are distinguished:

municipal waste (household waste),
commercial waste,
industrial waste.

Municipal waste represents household waste (domestic waste), as well as other waste that, due to its nature or composition, is similar to household waste.
Commercial waste is waste generated in companies, institutions and other institutions that are wholly or partially engaged in trade, services, office work, etc., except for household waste and industrial waste.

Industrial waste is waste from any industry or from the location where the industry is located, except tailings and accompanying mineral raw materials from mines and quarries.
Depending on the impact on human health and the environment, waste can be:

inert,
harmless,
dangerous.

Inert waste is waste that is not subject to any physical, chemical or biological changes; it does not dissolve, burn or otherwise react physically or chemically, is not biodegradable or does not adversely affect other substances with which it comes into contact in a way that can lead to environmental pollution or endanger human health.

Non-hazardous waste is waste that does not have the characteristics of hazardous waste.

Hazardous waste is waste that, due to its origin, composition or concentration of dangerous substances, can cause danger to the environment and human health, and has at least one of the properties that make it dangerous (explosiveness, flammability, tendency to oxidation, releases flammable gases in contact with air, in contact with air or water releases toxic substances, contains toxic substances with a delayed chronic effect, as well as ecotoxic characteristics), as well as packaging in which hazardous waste was or is packed.