Industrial waste

Industrial waste is a type of waste produced by industrial activity, such as that of factories, mills and mines. It has existed since the outset of the industrial revolution.

Much industrial waste is neither hazardous nor toxic, such as waste fiber produced by agriculture and logging.

Toxic waste and chemical waste are two designations of industrial waste.

Sewage treatment can be used to clean water tainted with industrial waste.

See also

• Hazardous waste
• List of waste management companies
• List of waste management topics
• List of solid waste treatment technologies
• List of Superfund sites in the United States
• List of topics dealing with environmental issues
• Pollution
• Radioactive waste
• Remediation
• Recycling
• Superfund
• Toxic waste
• Waste types
• Waste management