waste

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waste /ˈweɪst/ ?

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(n) any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
(n) useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
(n) the trait of wasting resources
(n) an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
(n) (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
(v) spend thoughtlessly; throw away
(v) use inefficiently or inappropriately
(v) get rid of
(v) run off as waste
(v) get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
(v) spend extravagantly
(v) lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
(v) cause to grow thin or weak
(v) cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
(v) become physically weaker
(adj) located in a dismal or remote area; desolate

By recycling organic waste--composting it--methane emissions are eliminated.
The Isle of Wight impressively recycles 50% of its household waste, so the gasification plant will subsist on the other half, the so-called residual waste.
Across Asia, waste incinerators pump out clouds of dioxin and other harmful chemicals that come from processing imported garbage.

Obama said "I will not waste time with those who have made the calculation that it's better politics to kill this plan than improve it."
on Sep 10, 2009 By: Barack Obama Source: eTaiwan News
"I figured I'd come over and straighten out -- we have no intention of participating in today's hearing. It's a total waste of time. We have sufficent laws on the books that we enforce to deal with this issue," Bratton said, still sweaty from...
on Jul 31, 2008 By: William Bratton Source: KNBC.com