(はいきぶつ)

はいきぶつ
noun
waste; refuse; garbage
1. waste; refuse; garbage
Materials that are discarded as no longer useful or wanted, especially in industrial or environmental contexts.
産業(さんぎょう)廃棄物(はいきぶつ)処理(しょり)問題(もんだい)だ。
The disposal of industrial waste is a problem.
廃棄物(はいきぶつ)()らすためにリサイクルを(すす)める。
We promote recycling to reduce waste.
(かく)廃棄物(はいきぶつ)保管(ほかん)場所(ばしょ)(さが)している。
They are looking for a storage location for nuclear waste.

廃棄物(はいきぶつ) is a formal/technical term for waste, commonly used in official and environmental contexts.

WORD FORMATION:
廃棄(はいき) (disposal, scrapping) + (ぶつ) (thing) = 廃棄物(はいきぶつ)

TYPES OF WASTE:

  • 産業(さんぎょう)廃棄物(はいきぶつ) - industrial waste
  • 一般(いっぱん)廃棄物(はいきぶつ) - general waste (household)
  • (かく)/放射性(ほうしゃせい)廃棄物(はいきぶつ) - nuclear/radioactive waste
  • 有害(ゆうがい)廃棄物(はいきぶつ) - hazardous waste

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 廃棄物(はいきぶつ)処理(しょり)する - to dispose of waste
  • 廃棄物(はいきぶつ)削減(さくげん) - waste reduction

廃棄物(はいきぶつ) VS ゴミ:
廃棄物(はいきぶつ) is the formal/legal term, while ゴミ is the everyday word for garbage/trash.