Waste Good Food Weɪst I Hate Unnecessary Thrown

• i hate unnecessary waste.
• it seems such a waste to throw good food away.
• i hate to see good food go to waste (= be thrown away).
• the report is critical of the department's waste of resources.

waste

1. the act of using something in a careless or unnecessary way, causing it to be lost or destroyed
• I hate unnecessary waste.
• It seems such a waste to throw good food away.
• I hate to see good food go to waste (= be thrown away).
• The report is critical of the department's waste of resources.
• What a waste of paper!

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• If nobody comes all this food will go to waste.
• Try to avoid unnecessary waste.
• a tragic waste of human life
• a waste of energy/resources
2. a situation in which it is not worth spending time, money, etc. on something
• These meetings are a complete waste of time.
• They believe the statue is a waste of taxpayers' money.
• The whole exercise is just a waste of effort.

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• a criminal waste of public money
• The whole thing has been a complete waste of time.
3. materials that are no longer needed and are thrown away
• SEE ALSO nuclear waste
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/nuclear-waste
• household/garden/industrial waste
• hazardous/toxic/radioactive waste
• Landfills for solid wastes have started reaching their capacity.
• waste disposal (= the process of getting rid of waste)
• The private sector plays a significant role in waste management.
• Waste water going out into the rivers was reduced by 92 per cent.

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• Around four million tons of industrial waste are disposed of each year.
• the disposal of toxic/radioactive wastes
• the highly expensive task of cleaning up toxic waste
• the vast amounts of electronic waste being shipped to developing countries
• Three quarters of all construction waste was recycled.
• the best solutions for managing waste
• technology to convert solid waste into renewable energy
• new regulations on the feeding of slaughterhouse waste to cattle
• facilities for processing radioactive waste
• areas contaminated by industrial waste
• an incinerator for burning hospital waste
• a waste processing plant
• a dump containing hazardous waste
• a ban on waste imports
• Tonnes of waste are produced every year.
• The river was used for years as an industrial waste dump.
• More people are dumping waste illegally.
• Industrialized countries continue to export their waste.
• A removable hatch allows access to the waste pipes.
4. material that the body gets rid of as solid or liquid material
• The farmers use both animal and human waste as fertilizer.
5. a large area of land where there are very few people, animals or plants
• the frozen wastes of Siberia
6. a person who is not useful or good at anything
• You are a pathetic waste of space!