waste collection

collocation in English

meaningsofwasteandcollection

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waste
noun
uk
/weɪst/us
/weɪst/
an unnecessary or wrong use of money, substances, time, energy, ...
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collection
noun
uk
/kəˈlek.ʃən/us
/kəˈlek.ʃən/
a group of objects of one type that have been collected by one person or in ...
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(Definition ofwasteandcollectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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From climate change towastecollection, from the ozone layer to the protection of birds, the search for sustainable development is unremitting.
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We are keen to encourage all local authorities to improvewastecollectionand recycling facilities.
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Statutory payments, which are made by waste disposal andwastecollectionauthorities to those who recycle waste, are commonly known as "recycling credits".
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The guide to voluntarywastecollectionprovides essential in formation and advice for organisations that are considering starting awastecollection.
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It is not clear what powers apply to thewastecollectionauthority in those circumstances.
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Intermediarywastecollectionpoints were almost always covered, and the only operational rubbish tip was located offshore.
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An extension to i this model would be the incorporation of imperfect competition inwastecollection.
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The formal sector consists of municipal agencies or private firms that are responsible forwastecollection, transport, and disposal.
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Moreover, critics contend that import of waste plastics will crowd out the domesticwastecollectionsystem.
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Besides, there are problems related to inflow of solid wastes into the bay during rainfall because of inadequatewastecollectionsystems.
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The second issue looks atwastecollectionand the disposable problem.
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Sanitation and water companies are usually controlled by states and municipalities, while solidwastecollectionis run mainly by municipalities.
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The failure to expand or maintain water supply, wastewater andwastecollectionsystems after 1970 was only to some degree determined by a technical lock-in produced by past investment decisions.
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In several developing countries, a non-negligible proportion of the urban poor are involved inwastecollectionand recycling as a source of income; they are known as scavengers or waste-pickers.
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Similarly, 75 per cent of the urban population and less than 30 per cent of the rural population are served with adequate sanitation orwastecollectionand disposal facilities.
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Guidance onwastecollectionis currently being prepared for voluntary organisations.
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However, in addition, one had to pay for privatewastecollection.
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Clause 46 is concerned with the duties of thewastecollectionauthorities as respects disposal of waste collected.
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