household waste

collocation in English

meaningsofhouseholdandwaste

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household
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˈhaʊs.həʊld/us
/ˈhaʊs.hoʊld/
a group of people, often a family, who ...
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waste
noun
uk
/weɪst/us
/weɪst/
an unnecessary or wrong use of money, substances, time, energy, ...
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(Definition ofhouseholdandwastefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhousehold waste

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The fertilizing effect of compost and biogas residues from source separatedhouseholdwaste.
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Householdwasteis still frequently open-burned and the resulting ash buried in a landfill.
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We have also introduced recycling credits so that the effect of higher landfill prices feeds through to those involved in recyclinghouseholdwaste.
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To meet the increased targets greater quantities of packaging waste will have to be collected from thehouseholdwastestream.
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There are no financial incentives for the population to recyclehouseholdwaste.
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The percentage ofhouseholdwasterecycled is listed.
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These targets relate to the percentage ofhouseholdwastesent for recycling, not the amount collected.
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What action she is taking to reduce the proportion ofhouseholdwastethat is put into landfill; and if she will make a statement.
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Collection authorities would be able to take account of the proportion ofhouseholdwastein setting the level of charges.
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Where it is practical and cost effective thehouseholdwasteelement of hospital waste is also incinerated.
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When the landfill tax was introduced, it was accepted that it would cause local authorities extra costs in the disposal ofhouseholdwaste.
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We consider it a useful contribution to the current debate on the future ofhouseholdwasterecycling in this country.
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They set the challenging target—that is what they called it—of recycling half of recyclablehouseholdwasteby the end of the century.
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Apart from the ordinaryhouseholdwaste, all other waste is classified as controlled waste.
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Each year we produce inhouseholdwasteapproximately 14 million tons.
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We need to achieve an additional 500,000 tonnes of packaging recovery fromhouseholdwaste.
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Indeed, in 1991, as much as 556 cu m ofhouseholdwastewas collected, presumably from private householders.
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They are now using a great deal ofhouseholdwastefor recycling and heat regeneration.
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