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Why You Should Never Throw Away Your Old Tech

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All are pretty similar with one exception. Litter isn't the stuff in the bucket in my kitchen. It's trash where it doesn't belong. As in "please don't litter. A garbage can, a trash barrel, the same. Litter is by the side of the road or on the street. The difference between them is mostly idiomatic.

These words are synonyms. Their literal meanings do not differ much at all. Idioms are fixed expressions that don't take well to synonym substitutions. Similarly, "kitty litter" is while "kitty rubbish" is not. You may think this answer is a "load of rubbish" but if you say it's a "load of waste" people look at you funny.

Better to say it's a "waste of space". It's easy to understand why these terms might be considered to by synonyms, but that doesn't mean that they are completely interchangeable. Synonyms may have different connotations, idiomatic useages, and often have subtle difference in their meanings. For instance, although "litter" might by synonymous with "garbage" in certain contexts, one wouldn't refer to the garbage in a garbage can as "litter. Civil Engineers know that the differences depend on the material and the amount of water content. Garbage has more water content than rubbish, for example.

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What is the difference between trash, garbage, litter, rubbish, waste? They had problems understanding his accent when he said one of those words and I supported him by saying those synonyms Longman dictionary garbage: Martin Thoma 12 16 This same question was raised a few months ago. The meanings of the terms are quite dependent on one's locality. HotLicks I'm sorry, I didn't see that. Could you add a link, please? And you forgot "refuse". Even in a single country the meanings can vary by region.

Here are some things to think about:

My Brooklyn-born mother-in-law invariably talks about taking out the "rubbish" while my Florida relatives always say "trash" for the same thing. They all agree that garbage means stuff that can rot and smell bad though.

I would position refuse closer to garbage than litter. If I asked you to describe or draw pictures of "refuse" what would you draw? Would you agree that "garbage" is typically smelly and disgusting? I'm from up north, but have lived in Florida many years.

Why You Should Never Throw Away Your Old Tech

Garbage to me means food waste and things you don't want to touch with your bare hands. Coffee grounds, egg shells, gnawed bones, greasy bags, empty containers with food debris, half-eaten sandwiches, etc. If i drew a picture of refuse, I'd draw something like an unrecognizable mass of decaying stuff of uncertain origin. Of course everything I draw looks like that I ask because I feel that there are no such things as synonyms well, in some cases, yes and that people form different mental pictures for different words, even something like "pants" or "trousers.

Same for garbage, refuse, litter, etc. I agree to some extent. I find I have very different connotations for many words that are technically synonyms, but I also think those connotations are not only regional, but individual.

To me, pants is a more generic term, trousers suggests something a workman would wear, and slacks is what a professional wears in the office. But my New York mother-in-law uses trousers for more formal pants, and dungarees for jeans. And she thinks slacks are more casual than trousers.

Take a look at how long it takes things to decompose including that pop bottle: Lots of times we throw away items that can still be used. For example, an old peanut butter jar can be used to hold small toys, or a soup can works great as a pencil cup. Your old winter coat might not fit you anymore, but it might still be useful to someone else, like a younger cousin or the neighbor kid.

Recycling means to process an old product into a new one. For example, when you return an aluminum pop can to the store, the can gets melted down and a new can is made out of the metal.

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Many materials, including glass, plastic, paper, and metal can be recycled, saving energy and creating less waste for landfills. Can it be composted? Organic materials items made out of things that were once living, such as plants can be piled together and left to decompose to break down with the help of microorganisms. Over time, items you once recognized, such as banana peels, apple cores, newspaper, or leaves will transform into a black, soil-like substance called humus.

This humus contains lots of nutrients and can be mixed into your garden to help new plants grow healthy and strong. By composting, we not only keep lots of smelly, soggy garbage out of the landfill, but we create something that is valuable and truly useful out of what would have been wasted.

7 Everyday Toxic Things You Shouldn't Toss in the Trash

Many items, such as cleaning products, batteries, bug spray, or paint, contain chemicals that may be dangerous if they got into the environment. Although landfills are made with thick liners that are supposed to prevent leaks, sometimes the liners break down and chemicals from these hazardous products contaminate the soil and the water.

Instead of throwing these items into the garbage, take them to your local Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center to be disposed of properly.