waste matter

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Renewable natural gas, also known as biogas or RNG, is a carbon-neutral form of gas sourced from organic waste matter and landfills.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2023

The intake end of the tubes contain cilia that propel waste matter down the tubules and out of the body through excretory pores that open on the body surface.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Brinton’s resume suggests the Department of Energy is hiring a qualified candidate and Brinton also advised the Trump administration on nuclear waste matter, according to a Wikipedia entry.

From Washington Times • Feb. 18, 2022

Researchers like me are using enzymes to transform leafy waste matter from crops and other sources into sugars that can be consumed by microorganisms – typically, bacteria and fungi such as yeast.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2021

It was truly waste matter, with no nutrients in it.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel