disposal
Getting rid of
Disposal is the act of getting rid of something: waste disposal, the disposal of hazardous materials.
A garbage disposal is a device in a kitchen sink that grinds food scraps.
At your disposal means available for your use: I'm at your disposal if you need anything.
Disposal can also mean the arrangement or settlement of a matter: the disposal of the estate.
Discarded waste material
- trashDiscarded worthless material
- rubbishWaste or nonsense
- refuseReject or garbage
- junkWorthless discarded items
debris · detritus · litter · scraps · sewage · effluent · hazardous waste · medical waste
Designed for discard
- jettisonDeliberately discard, especially cargo
- dumpWaste disposal site
- ditchShallow excavated channel
- tossLight, casual throw
scrap · castoff · shed · reject · abandon · unload · eject · elimination
Device for burning waste
- compactorMachine that compresses materials
- shredderDevice destroying documents
- crusherDevice reducing solids smaller
- grinderCrushing or sharpening device
pulverizer · composter · baler · waste bin · dumpster · trashcan · chute · receptacle
Eliminate unwanted elements
- downsizeReduce scale or staff
- simplifyMake less complex
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
- deaccessionRemove from museum collection
unburden · sort · sift · streamline · donate · giveaway · estate sale · garage sale
Process for renewed use
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- biodegradableAble to decompose naturally
- reuseEmploy something again
- upcycleCreatively reuse discarded materials
sustainability · sorting · collection · materials · plastics · paper · glass · metals
Careful judgment in speech
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- controlAuthority to direct
- serviceAid or maintenance
- usePut into service
access · availability · power · jurisdiction · management · allocation · distribution · assignment
garbage
Discarded waste material
junk · debris · detritus · litter · scraps · sewage · effluent · hazardous waste · medical waste · e-waste
throwaway
Designed for discard
toss · scrap · castoff · shed · reject · abandon · unload · eject · elimination · removal
incinerator
Device for burning waste
- compactorMachine that compresses materials
- shredderDevice destroying documents
- crusherDevice reducing solids smaller
grinder · pulverizer · composter · baler · waste bin · dumpster · trashcan · chute · receptacle · unit
purge
Eliminate unwanted elements
- downsizeReduce scale or staff
- simplifyMake less complex
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
deaccession · unburden · sort · sift · streamline · donate · giveaway · estate sale · garage sale · clearout
recycle
Process for renewed use
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- biodegradableAble to decompose naturally
- reuseEmploy something again
upcycle · sustainability · sorting · collection · materials · plastics · paper · glass · metals · ecofriendly
discretion
Careful judgment in speech
use · access · availability · power · jurisdiction · management · allocation · distribution · assignment · placement
burial
Placing deceased underground
urn · cemetery · graveyard · mausoleum · mortician · hearse · embalming · obituary · eulogy · wake
- eliminationremoval, exclusion, eradication, obliteration, expulsion
- hazmathazmat suit, hazmat, hazardous materials, biohazard, dangerous goods
- biohazard wastemedical waste, sharps containers, hazardous waste, biohazard, needles
- divestituresdivestiture, divestment, sell-off, spin-off, spinoff
- Proteostasisdeubiquitinase, protease, degradation, parkin, CHOP
- sludge treatmentsludge, biosolids, dewatering, digestion, thickening
disposalretention
Continued holding or possession
keeping · acquisition · preservation · hoarding · accumulation
disposalacquisition
Act of obtaining something
collection · accumulation · gathering · acquirement · procurement
disposaldisorganization
Absence of systematic arrangement
disorder · disarray · chaos · confusion · disarrangement
- dispose ofEliminate or discard something
- garbage disposalSink appliance that shreds food
- bright dispositionCheerful, optimistic personality
- disposal sitesPlaces for waste deposit
- waste disposalRemoving and processing garbage
- disposable razorTemporary grooming blade
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