Household Waste

Household Waste is waste from private households, usually collected by the Waste Collection Authority (WCA) and is a narrower definition than Local Authority Collected Waste (LACW). The collection system may be operated directly by the WCA or on its behalf by a private contractor. Also includes Bulky Waste collected and waste deposited at HWRC sites. A new term ‘Collected Household Waste’ has recently been introduced used as to differentiate between these streams. It is defined and measured differently from Municipal Solid Waste.