waste product

noun

1. material discarded as useless in the process of producing something.
2. feces, urine, and other material excreted in the life process.

waste product

1. An unusable or unwanted substance or material produced during or as a result of a process, such as metabolism or manufacturing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of waste product¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

SIBO, also known as blind loop syndrome, commonly occurs “when a circumstance — such as surgery or disease — slows the passage of food and waste products in the digestive tract.”

From Los Angeles Times

According to the 2021 lawsuit, Walmart allegedly disposed of aerosols cans, spray paints, rust removers, bleach, pesticides and over-the-counter drugs in regular trash bins, which are not permitted to receive such waste products.

From Los Angeles Times

For four years the father-of-two has been having dialysis, a procedure to remove waste products and excess fluid from the blood when the kidneys stop working properly.

From BBC

And the primary waste product, called pomace, can be used as fertilizer, perhaps to grow new apple trees.

From Salon

Singh and colleagues modified this process to instead use biomass from common waste products.

From Science Daily