The phrase "almost waste" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is nearly considered waste or not useful, but still has some value or purpose.
Example: "The leftover materials from the project were almost waste, but we found a way to repurpose them into new products."
Alternatives: "nearly waste" or "practically waste".
"It's almost waste stuff, generated as a by-product of communications, and previously we did nothing with it," says Rob Englebright, programme manager at Jisc, which champions use of digital technologies in education.
Although they almost waste their money on frivolous items, Andy insists they need to take Ben's advice.
In a way his musical intelligence was almost wasted on a role that cries out for an animalistic voice like Corelli's.
An injury can strike just before an Olympic Games and everything that has been invested in an athlete – the coaching, the funding, the support – might be defunct and almost wasted.
Biocatalysis, the use of enzymes in organic synthesis, is helping to reduce waste generation in the industrial-scale production of pharmaceuticals--from 10 to 50 kg per kilogram of end product 25 years ago to 1 to 5 kg today--but pharma and fine chemicals are still a long way from achieving the almost waste-free processes found in the modern petrochemical industry.
Going back to the screen, in my review of the 15-inch Pro, I noted that its beauty was almost wasted because very little content was retina-ready — especially on the web.
"I almost wasted my life," said Mat. "Now my whole life has changed.
Could this almost-waste-free food production method be the miracle solution to tackle worldwide food shortages that some expect?
The stuff could be made with almost any waste materials — rice husks, cotton wastes, stuff farmers throw away, stuff they have no market for — and it wouldn't take away from anybody's food supply, and it could be made anywhere from local materials, so you could cut down on transportation costs.
"For me it is about the scars of poverty and the almost criminal waste of talent".
