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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

A refuse tip?

1) Does "ethical 3D printing" mean "morally controversial 3D printing"?
2) Does "a refuse tip" mean "a waste-yard"?

Context:

Ethical 3D printing begins with plastic waste pickers Movie Camera
INSIGHT: 13:00 18 July 2014
Pick the right plastic off a refuse tip, then shred, melt and convert it into feedstock for 3D printers – it's a living for some of India's poorest people
  

Top answer

1) Does "ethical 3D printing" mean "morally controversial 3D printing"? No, the opposite. Morally correct, morally justified.

— Clive

  • 1) Does "ethical 3D printing" mean "morally controversial 3D printing"?
  • No, the opposite.
  • Morally correct, morally justified.
  • 2) Does "a refuse tip" mean "a waste-yard"?
  • I think you have the right understanding, I'd say 'a garbage dump'.
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1) Does "ethical 3D printing" mean "morally controversial 3D printing"?
No, the opposite. Morally correct, morally justified.

2) Does "a refuse tip" mean "a waste-yard"?
I think you have the right understanding, I'd say 'a garbage dump'.
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Note that refuse here is pronounced r?fju?s, not r?'fju?z.
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