INDUSTRIALWASTE

Industrial waste

Industrial waste is the waste produced by industrial activity which includes any material that is rendered useless during a manufacturing process such as that of factories, mills and mines. It has existed since the outset of the industrial revolution. Sewage treatment can be used to clean water tainted with industrial waste. Some examples of industrial waste are paints, sand paper, paper products, industrial by-products, metals,radioctive wastes,etc.

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