Sentence examples for waste meaning from inspiring English sources

Local governments throughout Japan have refused to accept the toxic waste, meaning it will probably stay in Fukushima for good.

The interesting thing about this method is that it enables the recycling of unsorted and mixed plastic waste, meaning less leg work and lower costs.

Organic waste, meaning anything that comes from a plant or animal source and is biodegradable, makes up 25% of the Massachusetts' current waste stream.

It separates waste, meaning homeowners do not have to.

The polyester material is made from post-consumer waste, meaning it is truly diverting material from landfills.

"It is apparent that many people still have complete disregard for the way they dispose of litter and waste, meaning expensive costs for the taxpayer in clean-up fees and staff having to work in a dangerous environment," he said.

Fewer than one in ten were stunted or wasting, meaning that in most cases the problem was not lack of calories, but lack of nutrients.China shares this affliction with much of the developing world.

In addition, 18 per cent of under-fives are underweight (they weigh too little for their age); and 7 percent are suffering from acute malnutrition (also called wasting, meaning that they rapidly lose weight because of illness or lack of food).

Between 1 and 5percentt of the world's urban population is employed in solid waste management, meaning anything to do with the collection and disposal of waste, according to a recent report from the World Bank (h/t the Washington Post ).

At almost every work station there is a small sign saying this is a "zero waste space" meaning that the employee has volunteered to give up their individual bin in favour of using the centralised waste station where the company has found they tend to recycle more and trash less.

In 2000, the Environmental Protection Agency listed the former plant as a federal Superfund toxic waste site, meaning it posed environmental and health threats.