Dirt or rock that has been removed from its original location, destroying the composition of the soil in the process, as with strip-mining or dredging.

See Dredge spoils.

Unwanted rock and other waste materials produced when a material is removed from the earth's surface or subsurface by mining, dredging, quarrying, and excavation.

Goods that cannot be sold for which a retailer receives a credit from a supplier. Also called stales.

Papers that are ruined during printing and during the packaging process.