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Teo Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

garbage/trash can

0Is "garbage can" a synonym of "trash can"? Is there any difference in meaning between them?0-
  

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0In the old days, garbage comprised mostly food waste. The "garbage truck" picked up the food waste and we incererated the "non-perishable" waste, or trash. Now, in LA, they re mixed together and called trash.

  • 0In the old days, garbage comprised mostly food waste.
  • The "garbage truck" picked up the food waste and we incererated the "non-perishable" waste, or trash.
  • Now, in LA, they re mixed together and called trash.
  • (This is deposited in big bins, or single family containers, owned by the city, and designed for automated collection.
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0In the old days, garbage comprised mostly food waste. The "garbage truck" picked up the food waste and we incererated the "non-perishable" waste, or trash. Now, in LA, they re mixed together and called trash. (This is deposited in big bins, or single family containers, owned by the city, and designed for automated collection. There are separate, different colored containers for recyclables a

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