wastepaper
noun
waste·pa·per
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Definition of wastepaper
: paper discarded as used, superfluous, or not fit for use
Examples of wastepaper in a Sentence
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With no market for the wastepaper and plastic in their blue bins, some communities scaled back or suspended curbside recycling programs. — Mary Esch, The Seattle Times, "China’s ban on scrap imports a boon to US recycling plants," 19 May 2019 What in creation was spilling over several folding tables—used ball-point pens, foil, torn newspaper, doodles, bits of paper, the contents of a wastepaper basket held together with cardboard and brown packing tape. — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, "Old In Art School," 20 June 2018 Then there was the problem of the huge amount of wastepaper that piled up around the studio— — David Wolman, WIRED, "The Ultimate Counterfeiter Isn’t a Crook—He’s an Artist," 18 May 2012 With another marquee name to market, the Madison Square Garden strongman James L. Dolan is less likely to kick over office wastepaper baskets. — Harvey Araton, New York Times, "Knicks Trade for Bulls’ Derrick Rose but Have More Work to Do," 22 June 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wastepaper.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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wastepaper
noun
English Language Learners Definition of wastepaper
: paper that you throw away because it has been used or is not needed
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