Waste Reduction Vocabulary

noun waste material scattered around in an untidy manner

verb to scatter (objects) untidily around a place

• It is important to dispose of litter properly to maintain a clean environment.
• Hey, can you pick up that litter on the ground?
• I can't stand it when people just toss their litter everywhere.
• Her negative thoughts were like litter cluttering her mind.

adjective describes something that is unnecessary or not needed

• The needless delays in the project have caused significant financial losses.
• It's just needless drama, let's move on.
• Stop with the needless excuses, just own up to your mistake.
• His needless worries were like carrying around a heavy burden.

adjective able to be reclaimed or recovered

• The company has a policy of recycling all reclaimable materials from their manufacturing process.
• Make sure to separate the reclaimable items from the trash for recycling.
• Hey, don't throw that away! It's totally reclaimable!
• She believed that even lost time was reclaimable through hard work and dedication.

adjective not needed; not required; unnecessary

• The inclusion of unnecessary details in the report made it difficult to read.
• Why did you buy all those unnecessary things at the store?
• Stop adding unnecessary drama to the situation.
• Carrying around unnecessary baggage from the past can weigh you down in life.