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Define: Waste Materials

The meaning of “Waste Materials” differs based on where it is used. We list many below, then combine them into one or more market-standard definitions.

How is Waste Materials defined in a legal contract?

  • Waste Materials means any solid, semi-solid, or liquid material that is discarded or otherwise appears on a property. This may include debris or substances such as asbestos or petroleum contaminants.
    Seen in 51 SEC filings.
  • Waste Materials means all non-hazardous putrescible and non-putrescible solid waste and recyclable materials produced by a given party or at a specific location. The party is responsible for the final disposition of all contents, including illegal dumping.
    Seen in 13 SEC filings.
  • Waste Materials means any type of unwanted solid, semi-solid, or liquid waste, including any kind of toxic or hazardous materials.
    Seen in 9 SEC filings.
  • Waste Materials means all waste material suitable for disposal, excluding hazardous or toxic waste. This definition does not include useful products that are properly stored.
    Seen in 9 SEC filings.
  • Waste Materials means any discarded, abandoned, unwanted or unrecovered material(s), unless specifically stated otherwise.
    Seen in 4 SEC filings.

Note: pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

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Which definition should you use?

🤔 has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

Genie Definition 1

  • Waste Materials means any discarded, abandoned, solid, semi-solid, or liquid material, including non-hazardous putrescible and non-putrescible solid waste and recyclable materials.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Construction site cleanup
  • Industrial waste removal
  • Residential waste disposal
  • Demolition site cleanup
  • Recycling operations

Relevant Sectors

Genie Definition 2

  • Waste Materials mean any tangible substance deemed unwanted or designated for disposal, explicitly excluding hazardous, toxic, or useful products properly stored.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Property cleanup
  • Industrial manufacturing
  • Supply chain management
  • Retail waste disposal

Relevant Sectors

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Waste Materials means any discarded, abandoned, solid, semi-solid, or liquid material, including non-hazardous putrescible and non-putrescible solid waste and recyclable materials

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