FLOTSAM

[noun] [U] - flotsam and jetsam pieces of broken wood and other waste materials found on the beach or floating on the seaWe wandered along the shore, stepping over the flotsam and jetsam that had washed up in the night.flotsam and jetsam Flotsam (and jetsam) also refers to anything or anyone that is unwanted or worthless.The homeless sleep in doorways and stations - we step over their bodies like so much human flotsam.