amount of waste

collocation in English

meaningsofamountandwaste

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amount
noun[C]
uk
/əˈmaʊnt/us
/əˈmaʊnt/
a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot ...
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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 ofamountandwastefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofamount of waste

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The disposal cost is equal to theamountofwastedisposed multiplied by the unit cost of disposal.
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However, the treatedamountofwastegas emissions is identified in the statistics.
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Hospitals and other healthcare facilities also produce an enormousamountofwaste, some of which is hazardous.
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Once the selectedamountofwastewas packed into the incinerator, the doors were sealed and the incinerator was started.
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Theamountofwasteto be burnt is usually at the discretion of the operator.
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Most of these options were considered to cause a significant impact, generate a largeamountofwastematerial, and/or were too costly or impractical to implement.
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Garbage-collection management is looked after remarkably well despite the huge space covered and the giganticamountofwasteproduced daily.
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Those receiving a cooked breakfast in addition to the normal menu produced the most food waste: the leastamountofwastecame from the intervention group (p < 0.001).
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We must reduce theamountofwastewe produce.
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This has had a significant impact on theamountofwaste.
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It is vital to reduce theamountofwasteto be disposed of and to contribute to the efficient use of resources.
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Our first aim must therefore be to reduce theamountofwastethat each of us produces.
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It will give waste producers a powerful incentive to cut theamountofwastethat they send to landfill.
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Measures to reduce theamountofwastegenerated during decommissioning can be expected to improve as more experience is gained.
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You are bound to have, a greatamountofwastework.
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There is no doubt that theamountofwastepaper collected has declined in consequence.
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While the negotiations were going on there was a largeamountofwastefood on premises, which attracted a great many birds.
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There is another small point in which a considerableamountofwastemight be saved, and that is in the supply of stores.
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Our priority is to increase theamountofwastethat is reused or recycled; to achieve these aims may necessitate the export of recyclate.
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They provide services mainly to their ratepayers rather than large industrialists with an enormousamountofwastefor disposal.
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