🇬🇧 Waste meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

"Waste" is the word for things that are no longer useful and are going to be thrown away. It can be bits of food you didn’t eat, broken things that can’t be fixed, or scraps left over after you use the good parts. Waste is what’s left when we are done using something, like banana peels after eating the banana, or paper bits after cutting out a shape. We try to make less waste so we don’t fill up the planet with trash.

Dad said I should stop producing so much snack wrapper waste, so I cleverly started eating bigger snacks.

The cookie factory in my imagination has zero waste, because I eat anything that dares to fall on the floor.

The sandwich waste in my lunchbox was just the crusts, because I’m apparently allergic to edges.

The kitchen waste smelled so bad even the flies flew away to file a complaint.

Some food waste can be turned into compost, which feeds plants—so your old banana peel might become part of a giant pumpkin someday.

A boy saw cups and bread as waste on the park seat. Wind blew more waste near a tree. He picked up the waste and put it in a bag. A small dog smelled the waste and left. The boy tied the bag of waste and put it in the bin. The park was clean and the boy felt happy.

This word is at the B1 level, which means it’s important for understanding and discussing familiar topics like work, school, or leisure. Words at this level help you express your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with more detail.

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