Atliekamais

Atliekamais is a Latvian term used as an adjective meaning remaining, residual, or leftover. It describes materials, quantities, or products that stay after a process such as cutting, manufacturing, or demolition. The word can also function as a noun in the masculine form, referring to the remainder or by-product in a given situation. The term is derived from the verb atstāt/atlikt (to leave behind) and the suffix -amais, which creates an adjective indicating a characteristic. The related noun atliekas denotes waste, residues, or leftovers.

In practice, atliekamais materiāls designates waste material produced during production, processing, or construction, while atliekamie produkti refers to by-products of a process that may be recovered, recycled, or disposed of. The phrase appears in technical, industrial, and environmental contexts, including regulatory texts and sustainability reporting, where it helps distinguish main outputs from residual fractions and informs handling, valorization, or disposal decisions.

Usage notes: atliekamais is commonly paired with nouns such as materiāls, produkts, vai daudzums to convey that only part of the output is the main product, with the rest being leftovers. It is related to, but distinct from, atliekas or atkritumi, which more broadly denote waste. In professional Latvian, the choice between these terms depends on whether the emphasis is on potential reuse (atliekamais) or on disposal as waste (atliekas/atkritumi). See also atliekas, atkritumi, pārstrāde, ražošana.