Trash, rubbish, garbage and waste

Same ****.

[nq:1]Same ****.[/nq]
litter, refuse, ...
CV

[nq:2]Same ****.[/nq]
[nq:1]litter, refuse, ... CV[/nq]
For me, "garbage" usually will contain food scraps while "trash" definitely will not. Saying "rubbish" is a way of disagreeing with someone. "Waste" is only rarely used as to substitute for "trash", "garbage", or "refuse" unless it's "human waste". "Litter" is improperly disposed of "trash" or "garbage".
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[nq:1]For me, "garbage" usually will contain food scraps while "trash" definitely will not. Saying "rubbish" is a way of disagreeing ... as to substitute for "trash", "garbage", or "refuse" unless it's "human waste". "Litter" is improperly disposed of "trash" or "garbage".[/nq]
I always wondered about the exhortation to "Put litter in its place!". The place for litter is on the ground, otherwi

[nq:2]For me, "garbage" usually will contain food scraps while "trash" ... "human waste". "Litter" is improperly disposed of "trash" or "garbage".[/nq]
[nq:1]I always wondered about the exhortation to "Put litter in its place!". The place for litter is on the ground, otherwise it wouldn't be litter.[/nq]
I like observations like this. Like the purloined letter, certain things sit there on

[nq:1]Please, let me know the difference of the following four words: trash, rubbish, garbage and waste. Thank you.[/nq]
IMHO:
WASTE is a cover term for anything to be disposed of; GARBAGE contains organic matter such as food scraps that may rot; TRASH is waste without organic matter;
RUBBISH (related to RUBBLE) is trash that comes in large pieces.

Regards,
Gerry
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[nq:2]Please, let me know the difference of the following four words: trash, rubbish, garbage and waste. Thank you.[/nq]
[nq:1]IMHO: WASTE is a cover term for anything to be disposed of; GARBAGE contains organic matter such as food scraps that may rot; TRASH is waste without organic matter; RUBBISH (related to RUBBLE) is trash that comes in large pieces.[/nq]
Outside America, "rubbish" is

[nq:2]IMHO: WASTE is a cover term for anything to be ... (related to RUBBLE) is trash that comes in large pieces.[/nq]
[nq:1]Outside America, "rubbish" is the usual term: "garbage" is generally used only for emphasis, as we see it as an ... it's now also quite common to hear "to trash" meaning "to wreck", "to smash up": "Vandals trashed the children's playground."[/nq]
And also like "to ru

[nq:2]Outside America, "rubbish" is the usual term: "garbage" isgenerally used ... meaning "towreck", "to smash up": "Vandals trashed the children's playground."[/nq]
[nq:1]And also like "to rubbish" to criticise, ridicule or express contempt. (Hmm, that's a point why don't we "garbage" things we don't approve of, too?)[/nq]
Because it's not an ordinary feature of BrE, yes? In Aus it's rea

[nq:1]"Waste" is only rarely used as to substitute for "trash", "garbage", or "refuse" unless it's "human waste".[/nq]
For speech, I agree, but most of the trash companies around here call themselves "waste haulers". In fact, the two big ones are Waste Management and Midwest Waste.
Brian