volume of waste
collocation in Englishmeaningsofvolumeandwaste
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volume
noun
uk/ˈvɒl.juːm/us/ˈvɑːl.juːm/
the amount of space that is contained within an object or ...
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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 ofvolumeandwastefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Incineration significantly reduces thevolumeofwastebut this combustion also emits toxic compounds.
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In addition to thevolumeofwastecombusted, the composition of waste is likely to be different.
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The proposed directive does not contribute to an overall reduction in thevolumeofwaste.
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We need to achieve satisfactory targets in the reduction in thevolumeofwaste.
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Thevolumeofwasteis increasing and most of it is dumped in landfills.
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Thevolumeofwasteis an inevitable consideration here.
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I know that thevolumeofwasteis large.
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Thevolumeofwastepaper so classified is comparatively small.
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Thevolumeofwasteto be incinerated is going to be significantly increased.
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Our intention is to reduce thevolumeofwasteto the environmentally justified minimum.
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The technology of reprocessing merely multiplies thevolumeofwasteby a factor of 100.
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There are several reasons for this, including the increase in thevolumeofwasteproduced and the fall in the quantity of waste sent to landfills.
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These facilities are built to exceptionally high standards of integrity, and the relatively smallvolumeofwastecan be kept in this way as long as may be necessary.
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An increase in the nuclear power programme will lead to a small increase in thevolumeofwastefor storage.
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Instead of considering specific elements in isolation, we must consider as a whole all those different ways of tackling the escalatingvolumeofwaste.
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But there are great difficulties with accurately measuring home composting and thevolumeofwastethat local authorities would otherwise have handled.
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Clause 2(3)(a) refers to waste disposal and collection authorities publishing a report on the "volumeofwastecollected".
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It reduces thevolumeofwaste, avoids the environmental impact of gas and contaminated liquid seeping from raw municipal solid waste in landfill sites and conserves fossil fuels.
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How much longer can we continue dumping an increasingvolumeofwasteinto a decreasing availability of landfill sites?
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The largevolumeofwasteleads to the assumption that there is a misuse of manufactured oil.
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