廃品(はいひん)

はいひん
noun
waste; scrap; discarded goods
1. waste; scrap; discarded goods; junk
Items that are no longer useful in their current form and have been discarded or set aside for disposal, recycling, or repurposing.
廃品(はいひん)回収(かいしゅう)は毎月(まいつき)第(だい)一(いち)土曜日(どようび)です。
Scrap collection is on the first Saturday of every month.
廃品(はいひん)を利用(りよう)してアートを作(つく)る。
To make art using discarded materials.
学校(がっこう)の廃品(はいひん)回収(かいしゅう)で古新聞(ふるしんぶん)や段(だん)ボールを集(あつ)めた。
We collected old newspapers and cardboard in the school's scrap drive.

A compound of 廃(はい) (waste, discard) + 品(ひん) (goods, items). Most commonly appears in the phrase 廃品回収(はいひんかいしゅう) (scrap/waste collection).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 廃品(はいひん)回収(かいしゅう): scrap collection, waste collection drive
  • 廃品(はいひん)回収(かいしゅう)業者(ぎょうしゃ): scrap collector, junk dealer
  • 廃品(はいひん)を集(あつ)める: to collect scrap/waste
  • 廃品(はいひん)利用(りよう): reuse of waste materials

CULTURAL NOTE:
In Japan, 廃品回収(はいひんかいしゅう) (scrap collection drives) are commonly organized by neighborhood associations, schools, or community groups as fundraising activities. Old newspapers, magazines, cardboard, and aluminum cans are typical items collected.

RELATED WORDS:

  • 廃棄物(はいきぶつ): waste, refuse — more formal/technical term for waste in general
  • 粗大(そだい)ゴミ: oversized garbage — large items like furniture that require special disposal
  • 不用品(ふようひん): unwanted items — things no longer needed but not necessarily waste
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