diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 78c15b8..ef4b794 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@
 .env
 
 # node modules
-node_modules
\ No newline at end of file
+node_modules
+
+# misc. files
+waste
\ No newline at end of file