廃棄物(はいきぶつ)

はいきぶつ
noun
waste; refuse; garbage
formallegaltechnical
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)の処理(しょり)が問題(もんだい)だ。
The disposal of industrial waste is a problem.
廃棄物(はいきぶつ)を減(へ)らすためにリサイクルを進(すす)める。
We promote recycling to reduce waste.
核(かく)廃棄物(はいきぶつ)の保管(ほかん)場所(ばしょ)を探(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.

Forms

廃棄(はいき) (disposal, scrapping) + 物(ぶつ) (thing) = 廃棄物(はいきぶつ)

Types of waste

Common collocations

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.

Related Words

Related: リサイクル (recycling)
Related: 廃品(はいひん) (waste)
Compare: 廃材(はいざい) (scrap material)
Compare: 老廃物(ろうはいぶつ) (waste products (biological))
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Added 2026.1.14 20:30 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02
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