Concept information
Preferred term
definition of waste
Definition
- The term waste, as a noun used colloquially, means some form of devastation such as wasteland; on a smaller scale, it is synonymous with rubbish, garbage, and trash. Waste also has specific meanings, defined for a particular purpose. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of Garbage; Definition of Waste]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/definition_of_waste
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