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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Rubbish trash
what is the difference between rubbish trash junk waste
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It's in the eye of the beholder. You'd probably find them all at a yard/garage sale! To a manufacturer, "waste" is scraps of left-over material.
- It's in the eye of the beholder.
- You'd probably find them all at a yard/garage sale!
- To a manufacturer, "waste" is scraps of left-over material.
- To a conservationist, it's stuff which should have/could have been used and wasn't.
- To a junk dealer, "junk" is usually discarded stuff which is no longer useful for its original purpose, and which contains material which may be salvaged and sold by weight - usually metal.
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It's in the eye of the beholder. You'd probably find them all at a yard/garage sale!
To a manufacturer, "waste" is scraps of left-over material. To a conservationist, it's stuff which should have/could have been used and wasn't.
To a junk dealer, "junk" is usually discarded stuff which is no longer useful for its original purpose, and which contains material which may be salva
To a manufacturer, "waste" is scraps of left-over material. To a conservationist, it's stuff which should have/could have been used and wasn't.
To a junk dealer, "junk" is usually discarded stuff which is no longer useful for its original purpose, and which contains material which may be salva
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