garbage
Example Sentences
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Now, the larger format provides enough backroom space to sort donations, so garbage bags of donated clothing don’t spill out onto the sidewalk.
“I don’t call them scooters, I call them garbage,” said Olivier Guntzberger, 45, an electronics salesman.
From New York Times
As of Jan. 16, residents are now required to toss their chicken bones, veggie scraps and other food waste into their green bins instead of their nonrecyclable garbage destined for the landfill.
From Los Angeles Times
Water reached the ribs of wading politicians and the lips of tall garbage cans.
From New York Times
Protests over raising the retirement age to 64 have spiraled into clashes with police on the streets of Paris, which are heaving with garbage after a trash collector strike.
From Washington Post
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