r/Waste
4k members
r/Waste is a subreddit with 4k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses waste, recycling, plastic, nuclear, and food.
For discussion of the management of unwanted or unusable materials
Popular Themes in r/Waste
#1
News
: "As Enforcement Lags, Toxic Coal Ash Keeps Polluting U.S. Water"
14 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Food waste’s enormous impact on animal welfare: wasted meat, milk, and eggs"
4 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "South Korea has almost zero food waste. Here’s what the US can learn"
4 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "New lithium-ion battery recycling method"
3 posts
#5
Ideas
: "The urine revolution: how recycling pee could help to save the world"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Waste
#1
Waste
: "Every 24 tests. For the entire pandemic. Medical Waste is absurd."
146 posts
#2
Recycling
: "Why Recycling plastic is so confusing and doesn't work"
34 posts
#3
Plastic
: "Thailand will ban all Plastic waste imports by 2025 in a three-stage plan as part of a greater Plastic reduction movement to control pollution and protect people’s health."
32 posts
#4
Nuclear
: "Scientists Turn Nuclear Waste Into Diamond Batteries That Could Last 1,000's of Years"
22 posts
#5
Food
: "Food waste’s enormous impact on animal welfare: wasted meat, milk, and eggs"
17 posts
#6
Landfill
: "Satellites Show Landfills Releasing Large Amount of Methane"
15 posts
#7
Site
14 posts
#8
Energy
: "New plans for waste-to-Energy facility will mark first in country — here's how it could impact Energy sector"
12 posts
#9
Radioactive
: "Tons of Radioactive waste from Europe arrived in Utah last year"
11 posts
#10
Disposal
: "Where can I place these unwanted car batteries?"
9 posts
Member Growth in r/Waste
Yearly
+1k members(38.8%)
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Last updated: June 2, 2026