Verschwendung 用英语:

Youth is such a priceless commodity that it is a shame to waste it on children.

He and I discussed the waste problem in terms of recycling.

Some people consider it a waste of time to study languages such as Klingon, Interlingua and Esperanto.

Another interesting source of energy is the heat that can be recovered from radioactive waste material.

I think it is about time we changed our ways of disposing of waste.

waste products

Packaging can actually prevent certain kinds of waste.

What a waste to buy such an expensive machine even though he doesn't even know how to use computers.

For things that have had contents with volatile oil like thinners they should be left for a few days to completely evaporate it before being disposed of as non-flammable waste.

He didn't waste a single minute, thinking constantly about how to survive and how to improve his condition.

It may seem like a hassle, but I think you ought to go back to the basics and start over. Haste makes waste they say.

Say that work is 8 hours, it feels like the three hour commute time is also work but you don't get any money for it. What a waste.

Is there any point recycling household waste? Yes, there's a point recycling household waste.

Severe health risks can result from saving waste

We must make the utmost effort to reduce the use of plastic packaging, and also to recycle all waste plastic.