waste product
noun
: useless material that is produced when making something else
a hazardous waste product
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With this problem in mind, Mahdiyeh Mohammadzadeh and colleagues at Finland's University of Oulu looked to the pine bark that is already available as a waste product from the forestry industry.
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New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2026
These are blended with another spirit made from the waste product left over from the distillery’s Brunette Coffee Liqueur, the original opaque version, which is distilled into a third clear spirit.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2026
The research highlights a low-cost, sustainable approach that turns a common waste product into a valuable environmental tool.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
These are microscopic vessels where oxygen and nutrients leave the bloodstream to feed the tissues, and carbon dioxide (a metabolic waste product) moves in.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
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New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2026
These are blended with another spirit made from the waste product left over from the distillery’s Brunette Coffee Liqueur, the original opaque version, which is distilled into a third clear spirit.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2026
The research highlights a low-cost, sustainable approach that turns a common waste product into a valuable environmental tool.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
These are microscopic vessels where oxygen and nutrients leave the bloodstream to feed the tissues, and carbon dioxide (a metabolic waste product) moves in.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Waste product.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waste%20product. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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