waste site

collocation in English

meaningsofwasteandsite

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waste
noun
uk
/weɪst/us
/weɪst/
an unnecessary or wrong use of money, substances, time, energy, ...
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site
noun[C]
uk
/saɪt/us
/saɪt/
a place where something is, was, or will be built, or where something happened, is happening, or ...
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(Definition ofwasteandsitefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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As soon as you co-dispose, every single householdwastesitethat is used for co-disposal purposes becomes a hazardouswastesite.
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Problems arise where uncontrolled waste is submitted for disposal at a licensedwastesite.
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It is also in danger of being re-exposed or disturbed on thewastesiteat a later date.
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No; the operator has not submitted a conditioning plan for this site and has therefore not applied to operate as a hazardouswastesite.
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The formerwastesitewas back-filled, and allowed the cold rolling mill to be extended.
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The facility was identified as a toxicwastesitein 1987.
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In the middle of the 15th century it was described as being awastesitewith no annual value.
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The newerwastesiteis much stricter than the old one, where anything up to old cars were left behind.
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At the center, directly above thewastesite, will sit a roofless, 15ft m granite room providing more information.
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However, it also guaranteed that thewastesitewould at least be profitable for the state government if it were ever built.
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These uses effectively created a toxicwastesiteunder the bridge, leading to a lawsuit and the removal of the contaminated soil.
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Ecological assessment is a qualitative or quantitative assessment of the actual or potential effects of a hazardouswastesiteon plants and animals other than people and domesticated species.
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