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garbage  

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  • Garbage is both obvious and difficult to define. We know it when we see it, but how is it different from other objects? The technical definition of garbage is “the offal of an animal used for food,” but it has also come to mean refuse in general. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Garbage]

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