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Overall, the article does capture a general sense of waste management. It has a good structure and outline, but has room for improvement.Regarza (talk) 21:42, 8 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The article needs a lot of help in citations and references. The citations need to be updated or planned more accordingly. Of the 28 citations in the article, 8 of them the pages cannot be reached or do not work. 2 of the citations also have close paraphrasing/ plagiarism even with a citation which violate Wikipedia’s copyright policies. Citation 1 in the second paragraph of the overview section, should directly link to the definition of waste and should be revised by adding quotation marks or rewording it. Citation 2 does the same and takes a phrase word for word from the citation. Both these citations help define the word waste. Some citations should be added to explain the definition of Incineration specifically in relation to waste disposal since incineration is a general term. Of the remaining citations, the sources seem to be neutral and reliable that come from university articles and scientific journals.Regarza (talk) 21:42, 8 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You can add a more elaborate definition of waste management with relevant ideas from how it is important to the economic development and helps in substantial progress. 139.167.212.17 (talk) 12:25, 16 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The topics of Pyrolysis should be merged to make the section of this type waste disposal more cohesive rather than scattered about in the article. It is first mentioned and defined in the section of “waste handling and transport” then redefined in the section “Re-use” in its own sub heading.Regarza (talk) 21:42, 8 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, I find it rather limited. I'd like to see specific coverage of waste types: plastic (various sub-types), paper etc, electronic and so on. Perhaps we need to review the whole ecosystem of related articles - for instance at the moment 'plastic waste' and 'waste plastic' redirect to 'Plastic pollution', which seems unhelpful, as not all waste becomes pollution.Onanoff (talk) 16:41, 14 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I also find this source having many subtopics, I'll add who waste management effects ecosystems. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adebene (talk • contribs) 01:18, 19 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Need elaboration on the following wordings

"Globally, waste-to-energy accounts for 16% of waste management.^[44]" I conldn't access to the citation, and couldn't understand the real meaning of the writing, can anybody help? Thanks. ThomasYehYeh (talk) 12:16, 10 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Proposed summary for technical prose

I've been using Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental large language model to create summaries for the most popular articles with {{Technical}} templates. This article, Waste management, has such a template above the entire article. Here is the paragraph summary at grade 5 reading level which Gemini 2.5 Pro suggested:

Waste management is how we handle all our trash and garbage, from the time we make it until we get rid of it. This includes collecting trash, moving it, treating it, and disposing of it safely, like putting it in landfills (big holes in the ground) or burning it. Trash can be solid stuff, liquids, or even gases, and it comes from homes, schools, and businesses. It's important to manage waste the right way to keep people healthy and protect the Earth from getting dirty. Good waste management tries to reduce the bad effects of trash by doing things like recycling, which turns old materials like paper, plastic, and metal into new things, or composting food scraps to make soil. The best ways are to make less trash in the first place and reuse things whenever possible.

While I have read and may have made some modifications to that summary, I am not going to add it to the article because I want other editors to review, revise if appropriate, and add it instead. This is an experiment with a few dozen articles initially to see how these suggestions are received, and after a week or two, I will decide how to proceed. Thank you for your consideration. Cramulator (talk) 12:34, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Cramulator - Please don't use that version. It isn't in encyclopaedic language, it uses first person pronouns, it is written is very american English and is factually wrong. For example, we don't "..make trash"; landfills are not simply "..big holes in the ground"; "..protect the Earth from getting dirty" is a meaningless gross over simplification; composting food waste doesn't make soil. Even on Simple Wikipedia this would not be appropriate. Please also see WP:Using neural network language models on Wikipedia Velella ^{Velella Talk} 15:31, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have learned that fifth grade level, which I understood to be World Book Encyclopedia's reading level, is not appropriate on Wikipedia where the target reading level for STEM articles is ninth grade. I've regenerated all 68 of the suggestions at ninth grade reading level here. For this article, it is:

Waste management is the process of handling trash from when it's created until it's finally disposed of. This involves collecting, transporting, treating, and getting rid of various types of waste, such as solids, liquids, gases, household garbage, industrial materials, and electronic waste (e-waste). The main goal is to reduce the harmful effects of waste on people's health, the environment, and natural resources. Common practices include following the "waste hierarchy" (reduce, reuse, recycle are the best options), separating waste types, and using disposal methods like landfills or burning (incineration), sometimes to create energy. While essential for sustainable cities, managing waste properly can be challenging and costly, especially in developing countries, and dealing with issues like e-waste and widespread mismanagement remains a global concern.

Is that more acceptable to you? Cramulator (talk) 16:01, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Use of LLM needs to be discussed by the entire Wikipedia community, not just those interested in one article. You can start at WP:Village pump. Sundayclose (talk) 16:04, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]