waste disposal - the collection, processing, and recycling or deposition of the waste materials of human society, to scrap - discard or remove from service, especially so as to convert it to scrap metal, hazardous - risky; dangerous, biodegradable - capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms and thereby avoiding pollution, green belt - a strip of countryside round a city or town where building is not allowed, contaminated - poisonous or not pure, the ‘polluter pays’ principle - the commonly accepted practice that those who produce pollution should bear the costs of managing it to prevent damage to human health or the environment, carbon footprint - the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere as a result of the human activity, disposable - intended to be thrown away after use, inexorable - continuing without any possibility of being stopped, cramped - not having enough space, suffocate - cause to die from lack of air or inability to breathe, destined (for) - intended (for a particular purpose), exodus - the movement of a lot of people from a place, gauge - calculate an amount, especially by using a measuring device, vibrant economy - it is characterized by dynamic changes in terms of the emergency role of technology in the process of production, self-evident truth - not needing to be demonstrated or explained; obvious, precious resources - it is valuable and should not be wasted or used badly, add-even scheme - a car rationing system when vehicles having number plates ending with even numbers are allowed to run on even dates, while those with odd are allowed to run on odd dates, congestion charge - an amount of money that you have to pay each day to drive into a city centre, charged in order to reduce traffic, commuter - someone who regularly travels between work and home, premises - the land and buildings owned by someone, especially by a company or organization, exempt from - free (a person or organization) from an obligation or liability imposed on others, bleak - (of a building or room) charmless and inhospitable; dreary, derelict - buildings or places that are not cared for and are in bad condition,

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