Municipal waste is waste collected by or on behalf of municipalities. It includes household waste originating from households (i.e. waste generated by the domestic activity of households) and similar waste from small commercial activities, office buildings, institutions such as schools and government buildings, and small businesses that treat or dispose of waste at the same facilities used for municipally collected waste. These indicators should be complemented with information on waste management practices and costs, and on consumption levels and patterns. More and more waste is being diverted from landfills and incinerators and fed back into the economy through recycling.