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waste

[weyst] / weɪst /








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Researchers at ETH Zurich have now developed a new carbon capture material made from an unexpected source: waste products from dairy and tofu manufacturing.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

By the time you reach the bottom of the jar, what’s left isn’t waste at all.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

The mesosphere, an atmospheric region where space waste accumulates, is so difficult to study it has been called the ignorosphere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"It's important to me that my mark reflects what I've done, and my hard work throughout my third year, and I don't want that to go to waste," she added.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Theseus found his way out of the labyrinth by trailing a thread behind him; to Penelope this seemed a waste of good embroidery floss.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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