Sentence examples for countries waste from inspiring English sources

Even developing countries waste scarce resources on blanket energy subsidies.

FEW countries waste public money more wantonly than Nigeria.

Rich countries waste food, while poor countries lose it.

In many countries waste was divided into two categories, hazardous and nonhazardous, and separate regulations were developed for their disposal.

At the same time, consumers in rich countries waste almost as much food as the entire food production of sub-Saharan Africa.

Last month Lisa Jackson, the agency's new boss, promised in her confirmation hearing to return to the subject.In poor countries waste is still much less strictly regulated, and the few rules are seldom enforced.

In many countries waste-to-energy technology in its traditional form is being held back by fears about pollution, which make it hard to get licences and permits.

Egyptian water experts said that the upstream countries wasted colossal amounts of water that run off unused into swamps.

And there is duplication now with European countries wasting money building competing models of tanks, aircraft, armoured cars, ships.

In developing countries, wastes are usually not separated before being disposed of in solid-waste landfills, most of which are open dumps without adequate measures to prevent environmental pollution.

In short, Iran spends a fortune subsidising cheap petrol not only at home but also for consumers in neighbouring countries, wasting money it could otherwise have spent on increasing its flagging oil production.