industrial waste is the waste produced by industrial activity which includes any material that is rendered useless during a manufacturing process such as that of factories, mills and mining operations or excavation. it has existed since the outset of the industrial revolution. some examples of industrial waste are chemical solvents, paints, sand paper, paper products, industrial by-products, metals, and radioactive wastes. toxic waste, chemical waste, industrial solid waste and municipal solid waste are designations of industrial waste. sewage treatment plants can treat some industrial wastes, i.e. those consisting of conventional pollutants such as biochemical oxygen demand (bod). industrial wastes containing toxic pollutants require specialized treatment systems. (see industrial wastewater treatment).u.s. environmental protection agency, washington, dc (2011). "introduction to the national pretreatment program" document no. epa-833-b-11-001. pp. 1-1, 1-2. ==industrial waste management in thailand==  in thailand the roles in municipal solid waste (msw) management and industrial waste management is organised by the royal thai government which is then divided into central government, regional government, and local government. each government is responsible for different tasks such as the central government is responsible to stimulate regulation, policies, and standard, the regional government is to be responsible for coordinated between central and local government, and the local government is responsible for waste management in their governed area. however, the local government does not dispose of the waste by their own but instead hired the private company that has been granted the right from the pollution control department (pcd) in thailand. these companies are namely bangpoo industrial waste management center,{{cite web|last1=visvanathan|first1=c.|title=hazardous and industrial solid waste management in thailand - an overview|url=http://www.jgsee.kmutt.ac.th/jgsee1/newsevents/seminar/issowama/visvanathan_presentation.pdf|website=www.faculty.ait.ac.th/visu/|publisher=asian institute o
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