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  • 31waste — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Gradual loss or decay Nouns 1. waste, wastage; dissipation; dispersion; ebb; leakage, loss; wear and tear; extravagance, wastefulness, prodigality, conspicuous consumption; waste of time; jeunesse dorée; …

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  • 32waste pipe — noun a pipe through which liquid is carried away • Syn: ↑drain, ↑drainpipe • Derivationally related forms: ↑drain (for: ↑drain) • Hypernyms: ↑pipe, ↑ …

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  • 33Waste picker — A waste picker, or a scavenger, is a person who picks out recyclable elements from mixed waste wherever it may be temporarily accessible or disposed of [ [http://www.gdrc.org/uem/waste/swm glossary.html Solid Waste Management Glossary] ] .A… …

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  • 34Waste paper — Paper Pa per (p[=a] p[ e]r), n. [F. papier, fr. L. papyrus papyrus, from which the Egyptians made a kind of paper, Gr. pa pyros. Cf. {Papyrus}.] 1. A substance in the form of thin sheets or leaves intended to be written or printed on, or to be… …

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  • 35Waste management in Switzerland — Switzerland is highly active on the recycling and anti littering front and is one of the top recyclers in the world with a mean of 76% of all currently recyclable items being recycled. [ [http://www.swissrecycling.ch/deutsch/wregel.htm Recycling… …

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  • 36Waste materials —   Otherwise discarded combustible materials that, when burned, produce energy for such purposes as space heating and electric power generation. The size of the waste may be reduced by shredders, grinders, or hammermills. Noncombustible materials …

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  • 37waste tray — noun A tray placed in such a way as to collect waste (garbage) as it is produced …

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  • 38waste pipe — noun a pipe carrying waste water, such as that from a sink or bath, to a drain …

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  • 39waste product — noun (C) something useless, such as ash or gas, that is produced in a process that produces something useful: The waste products of combustion are fed into the car s exhaust …

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  • 40waste — spoilage The amount of material lost as part of a production process. Acceptable levels of waste, known as a normal loss, are part of the cost of production and as such are allowed for in the product costs. See also: abnormal loss, process… …

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