discarded

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Yeesookyung collects ceramic shards of work discarded by master craftsmen due to minor flaws and reassembles these fragments into bubbling sculptures held together with 24 karat gold.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a space mission setting, the worms could generate compost from discarded materials such as food scraps or cotton clothing and hygiene products that would otherwise be thrown away.

From Science Daily

Animals were often cooked and eaten, and their bones discarded in waste piles where exposure to heat and weather gradually breaks down genetic material.

From Science Daily

Their method focuses on deciding what information should be preserved and what can be discarded.

From Science Daily

But somewhere along the way, their things might go missing, be left behind or discarded.

From Salon