residual waste
der Restmüll
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residual waste
Waste left over after recyclable or special waste has been separated, which is disposed of in the residual waste bin.
Essensreste und verschmutzte Taschentücher gehören in den Restmüll.
Food scraps and dirty tissues belong in the residual waste.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| genitive | des Restmülls |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Restmüll | – |
| accusative | den Restmüll | – |
| dative | dem Restmüll | – |
| genitive | des Restmülls | – |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Restmüll' (residual waste) is made up of 'Rest' (remainder) and 'Müll' (waste). It refers to the waste that remains after sorting.
Der Restmüll wird jeden Mittwoch abgeholt.
The residual waste is collected every Wednesday.
Common collocations include 'Restmüll entsorgen' (to dispose of residual waste), 'Restmülltonne' (residual waste bin), and 'in den Restmüll werfen' (to throw into the residual waste).
Bitte wirf die kaputte Zahnbürste in den Restmüll.
Please throw the broken toothbrush into the residual waste.
When disposing of something, use 'in den Restmüll' (into the residual waste) with 'in' and the accusative: 'Man wirft etwas in den Restmüll' (You throw something into the residual waste). If the waste is already there, use 'im Restmüll' (in the residual waste) with the dative.
Ich habe die zerbrochene Tasse in den Restmüll geworfen.
I threw the broken cup into the residual waste.
Die Scherben liegen jetzt im Restmüll.
The shards are now in the residual waste.
