工业废料是工业活动所产生的废弃物，这些废弃物可以是任何工厂或矿场在生产时所产生，无用或剩下的物料，在工业革命时期最初便已经有。一些工业废料的例子有油漆、沙纸、纸制品、工业副产品、金属碎片和放射性废料等等。有毒废料、化学废料、工业固体废物及都巿固体废物都可以是工业废料。污水处理能令清洁受工业废料污染的水，是其中一种处理工业废料的方法。

世界上不少国家和地区都有定下刑罚或罚款以应对工业产生的废料。一些法案的实行为的就是要保证非法处理工业废料的行为必需在短时间内修正，令到自然环境能免受不必要的人为污染。

'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, industries, mills, and mining operations. It has existed since the start of the Industrial Revolution. Some examples of industrial wastes are chemical solvents, paints, sandpaper, paper products, industrial by-products, metals, and radioactive wastes.