garbage

Example Sentences

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Samrith Sarav sorted garbage at a recycling plant for as little as $1 a day to supplement her husband’s daily earnings of $5 to $7 as a motorcycle taxi driver.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The plan is to prevent hundreds of tons of garbage from getting to the ocean.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Chile generates an average of 1.1 kilograms of garbage per person per day and recycles just 0.8 percent, according to the environment ministry.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

The road had been blocked with a large garbage container and tyres.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The food would only be thrown in the garbage if I did not take it.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman