Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Waste Containment
The Google product category ID for Waste Containment is 4516. It sits under Household Supplies and has 4 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 4 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 4516
- Direct subcategories
- 4
- Categories below it in total
- 4
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 3 / 4
- Others at this level
- 17
- Parent category
- Household Supplies
- Taxonomy version
- 2021-09-21
- Sent in your feed as
- google_product_category
Where this sits in the taxonomy
Measured by how much sits beneath them, Waste Containment is eighth largest of the 18 categories under Household Supplies, with 4 categories below it. Size is not correctness — a small category is the right answer when it is the right answer — but it does tell you how much of the taxonomy you are still choosing between once you pick this branch.
Waste ContainmentDumpsters
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Dumpsters (500039) on level 4: Waste Containment › Dumpsters. Most branches stop sooner than that — the figure to compare it against is the seven levels Google's taxonomy allows, not the depth of the branch next door.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household Cleaning Supplies | 623 | 18 | 37 | 3 |
| Laundry Supplies | 627 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| Shoe Care & Tools | 628 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| Storage & Organization | 636 | 9 | 20 | 2 |
| Pest Control | 728 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Garbage Bags | 2374 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Household Paper Products | 2530 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Rug Pads | 3307 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Household Thermometers | 3355 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Waste Containment — this page | 4516 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Trash Compactor Accessories | 5056 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Waste Containment Accessories | 6757 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Furniture Floor Protectors | 7214 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drawer & Shelf Liners | 7351 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moisture Absorbers | 7406 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garage Floor Mats | 8522 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floor Protection Films & Runners | 499674 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stair Treads | 499885 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (4516) or the full path ("Home & Garden > Household Supplies > Waste Containment"). Both are predefined values for the same category. The ID is the sturdier of the two, because renaming any segment above this one changes the path text and leaves the number alone. Before sending it, check whether one of the 4 subcategories below fits — a narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things.
Bear in mind that google_product_category is an optional attribute. Google assigns a category automatically, and your value is treated as a signal rather than an override. When an override actually applies.
In your feed, it looks like this
Either row below is accepted. The first is the one to send.
| id | title | google_product_category |
|---|---|---|
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | 4516 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Home & Garden > Household Supplies > Waste Containment |
This path has no comma, so an unquoted cell holds it as it stands — which is not true of every category in the taxonomy. The numeric ID, 4516, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Waste Containment
4 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 4 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Waste Containment continues any further, so one of those 4 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Easy to mix up with
These sit under the same parent and start with the same word, which is exactly when the wrong one gets picked.
Questions about Waste Containment
What is the Google product category ID for Waste Containment?
4516. The full path, "Home & Garden > Household Supplies > Waste Containment", is the same category written the other way. The ID is shorter, and renaming a segment above this one changes the path text while leaving the number alone.
Should I use Waste Containment or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Waste Containment has 4 directly below it, starting with Dumpsters (500039), Hazardous Waste Containers (5143), Recycling Containers (4517), and 4 in total further down. 4516 is itself a predefined value, so an interior category is not an error — it just groups the product more broadly than a subcategory would.
Where does Waste Containment sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Household Supplies (630). The chain from the top is Home & Garden → Household Supplies → Waste Containment. If your product does not belong under Household Supplies, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Waste Containment is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Household Supplies first — there are 17 other categories at this level: Drawer & Shelf Liners (7351), Floor Protection Films & Runners (499674), Furniture Floor Protectors (7214), Garage Floor Mats (8522), Garbage Bags (2374), Household Cleaning Supplies (623), and 11 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Household Supplies (630) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How much more specific can I get than Waste Containment?
1 level more. The longest route down from Waste Containment is Waste Containment > Dumpsters, ending at Dumpsters (500039) on level 4. Not every branch below Waste Containment runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Waste Containment compared with the categories next to it?
It is eighth largest of the 18 at its level, carrying 4 categories below it. A bigger category is not a better one — it just means more of the taxonomy is still open below you after you pick it.
What is the difference between Waste Containment and Waste Containment Accessories?
They sit side by side under Household Supplies and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Waste Containment is 4516; Waste Containment Accessories is 6757. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Home & Garden > Household Supplies > Waste Containment" with "Home & Garden > Household Supplies > Waste Containment Accessories" before you submit.
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