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9.6 Urban waste
Sources of waste in urban areas
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Residential waste
From
households
, including food waste, paper,
electronics
and household hazardous waste
Industrial waste
From
manufacturing
and construction sites, including packaging, good waste, construction and demolition materials and
hazardous
wastes
Commercial waste
From
shops
, hotels, restaurants and offices, including paper, food waste, glass,
hazardous wastes
Institutional waste
From schools,
hospitals
and prisons, including paper, food waste, glass,
hazardous
wastes
Urban services
From
street cleaning
,
landscaping
, parks and beaches, including tree trimmings and general waste
Construction and demolition waste
From construction and demolition sites, including
wood
,
steel
,
concrete
, dirt,
bricks
and
tiles