### Question
Can you define what industrial waste means?


### Answer
**Industrial waste** is defined as the following in *33 U.S.C. § 1412a*:

> any solid, semisolid, or liquid waste generated by a manufacturing or processing plant

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 1412a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 27-OCEAN DUMPING > SUBCHAPTER I-REGULATION**

