waste management
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waste management
The entire sector that deals with the collection, transport, recovery, recycling, and disposal of waste. This includes waste from private households as well as from commerce and industry.
Die kommunale Abfallwirtschaft ist für die Organisation der Müllabfuhr zuständig.
Municipal waste management is responsible for organizing garbage collection.
The word is made up of 'der Abfall' (waste) and 'die Wirtschaft' (economy/industry). So it literally describes the economic sector that deals with garbage.
Die Abfallwirtschaft spielt eine wichtige Rolle für den Umweltschutz.
Waste management plays an important role in environmental protection.
'Abfallwirtschaft' (waste management) is a formal and technical term. It is used mainly in official documents, in politics, in the news, and in industry.
Das neue Gesetz zur Abfallwirtschaft tritt nächstes Jahr in Kraft.
The new waste management law comes into force next year.
Common combinations are 'kommunale Abfallwirtschaft' (municipal waste management) or 'private Abfallwirtschaft' (private waste management). Typical verbs are 'regeln' (to regulate) or 'organisieren' (to organize).
In Deutschland ist die kommunale Abfallwirtschaft sehr gut organisiert.
In Germany, municipal waste management is very well organized.
disposal
'Entsorgung' and 'Abfallwirtschaft' both belong to the handling of garbage and waste. 'Entsorgung' usually describes a specific action or process: waste is disposed of or taken away properly. 'Abfallwirtschaft' is much broader. It refers to the whole field of collecting, transporting, recycling, recovering, and disposing of waste. Learners may confuse the words because both appear in texts about garbage. For a single task, you are more likely to say 'Entsorgung'. For the whole system or area of work, 'Abfallwirtschaft' fits better.
Die Stadt investiert in die Abfallwirtschaft, damit mehr Müll recycelt werden kann.
The city is investing in waste management so that more garbage can be recycled.
Wir haben für die Entsorgung der alten Farbe einen Termin beim Wertstoffhof gemacht.
We made an appointment at the recycling center for the disposal of the old paint.