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The whole idea of Replicators and Transporters is that they have some technology which can efficiently convert matter and energy, so it's possible that they use some sort of reverse-replicator to process waste.
You also never see what they do with the glass cups the replicators create when someone asks for a drink...
I think in DS9 they sometimes put the leftovers back into the replicator for de-replication but they're Cardassian so they might work differently.
Janeway tells Chakotay to un-replicate the watch he made her for her birthday during the Year of Hell, because the energy can be used for something more useful, so they can definitely reclaim things