quantity of waste
collocation in Englishmeaningsofquantityandwaste
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quantity
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈkwɒn.tə.ti/us/ˈkwɑːn.t̬ə.t̬i/
the amount or number of something, especially that can ...
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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 ofquantityandwastefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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As thequantityofwastereaching landfill increases, the unit cost of disposal reduces.
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But what is interesting is thequantityofwastesupplied to the recycling centres.
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The depth and size of each cell of the landfill is based on thequantityofwastereaching landfill.
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The number of cells depends on thequantityofwasteand also on the life of cell.
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Dealing with thatquantityofwasteis increasingly problematic.
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Most of us ignore the "landfill crisis," the fact that landfill space is shrinking while thequantityofwastegeneration by municipalities continues to expand.
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Municipal corporations of the developing countries are not able to handle the increasing quantityofwaste, which leads to uncollected waste on roads and other public places.
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That is the only way of reducing thequantityofwaste.
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There is no doubt that the disposal of thisquantityofwasteis a real problem.
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I understand that in 1982 the totalquantityofwastedeposited there was 24,000 tonnes.
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Clearly, we should start by trying to reduce the totalquantityofwaste.
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In 1958 thequantityofwastepaper taken in by the paper mills was 1,169,000 tons.
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A considerablequantityofwasterubber is utilised by the rubber reclaiming industry for regeneration.
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We produce a greaterquantityofwastedue to higher population and to higher living standards.
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We have also established the landfill tax to reduce thequantityofwastegoing to landfill.
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Subsection (3) would require annual reporting of thequantityofwastecollected, composted and recycled.
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Consumers can also contribute by reducing thequantityofwastethat they produce, separating recyclable material and composting.
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Reprocessing separates out the reusable uranium and plutonium present in spent fuel from the smallquantityofwaste.
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When it comes to waste, the main priority must still be to reduce the totalquantityofwaste.
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The mass of waste, the overallquantityofwastegrows by the hour, making the situation ever more dramatic.
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If we stopped reprocessing, there would be a smallerquantityofwasteto deal with in the longer term.
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That season ticket may cover either the transfer of a largequantityofwastein batches or repeated consignments.
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Thequantityofwastepaper consumed by paper and board mills in 1968 was 1,765,000 tons, most of it collected as salvage in this country.
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The mills are now offering local authorities firm legal contracts for a firmquantityofwastepaper every year at a firm price.
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Unfortunately, there is still aquantityofwastethat cannot be dealt with by re-use or recycling, and there remains a need for some incineration.
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