waste product
noun
: useless material that is produced when making something else
a hazardous waste product
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Founded in 2017, the company uses technology to repurpose the waste product of fermentation industries for new, higher-value uses.
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Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 14 July 2025
Most important, it can be made from renewable feedstocks such as lignin, a waste product of the pulp and paper industry.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 7 July 2025
The main waste product of the Sims plant are bales of filmy, thin plastics, like dry cleaner bags.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 June 2025
At some mining sites, olivine is a waste product, stored in piles on the surface.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2025
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Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 14 July 2025
Most important, it can be made from renewable feedstocks such as lignin, a waste product of the pulp and paper industry.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 7 July 2025
The main waste product of the Sims plant are bales of filmy, thin plastics, like dry cleaner bags.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 June 2025
At some mining sites, olivine is a waste product, stored in piles on the surface.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2025
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“Waste product.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waste%20product. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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