Waste Disposal Vocabulary

adjective Contaminated is an adjective that describes something that has been polluted, tainted, or made impure by contact with a harmful substance.

• The water supply was found to be contaminated with high levels of lead.
• I heard that the food at that restaurant was contaminated and made a lot of people sick.
• Don't eat those chips, they look contaminated with something gross.
• Her mind was contaminated with negative thoughts, affecting her outlook on life.

noun disintegrated or eroded matter

• The detritus found at the archaeological site provided valuable insights into the daily lives of ancient civilizations.
• I had to clean up all the detritus from last night's party before my parents got home.
• The beach was covered in detritus after the music festival, it was a total mess.
• His mind was cluttered with detritus of past regrets, making it hard for him to focus on the present.

adjective covered with fly eggs

• The meat was left out in the sun and became flyblown.
• Ew, that garbage can is all flyblown!
• I'm not eating at that dive, it's totally flyblown.
• Her reputation was flyblown after the scandal.

adjective not able to be reclaimed or recovered

• The damage to the ancient artifact was deemed irreclaimable by the experts.
• Once the milk has gone sour, it's irreclaimable.
• Dude, your phone is irreclaimable after that drop!
• His reputation was irreclaimable after the scandal.

noun a container or device that holds something

adjective describing a receptacle

• The laboratory technician carefully poured the liquid into the receptacle.
• Can you pass me the receptacle so I can put my drink in it?
• I found a cool receptacle to store my stash in.
• Her mind was like a receptacle, ready to absorb new knowledge.

noun a large amount of drink, especially alcohol

verb drink (something) greedily or in large quantities

• The workers were tasked with disposing of the swill from the brewery.
• Don't forget to take out the swill from the kitchen before it starts to smell.
• I can't believe you're drinking that swill, it's disgusting.
• His mind was filled with the swill of negative thoughts, making it hard to focus.

noun a person who illegally dumps waste, especially in a public place

• The authorities are cracking down on fly-tippers who illegally dump waste in public areas.
• Hey, did you see that fly-tipper dumping garbage by the park last night?
• Watch out for that fly-tipper, they're always leaving a mess everywhere.
• She's a real fly-tipper when it comes to spreading rumors.

noun a large mass of solid waste, grease, and other materials that clog sewers

• The city workers had to remove a massive fatberg from the sewer system.
• I can't believe how big that fatberg was in the drain!
• Ew, there's a gross fatberg clogging up the pipes.
• The accumulation of lies and deceit in the organization was like a fatberg slowly growing and causing problems.