Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; 
- Example: "they collect the waste once a week"- Example: "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"[syn: waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
waste matter
    n 1: any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted;
         "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste
         material is carried off in the sewers" [syn: waste,
         waste material, waste matter, waste product]