Definition

Noun: - Discarded paper material: Paper that has been used and is no longer wanted, typically destined for recycling or disposal.

Usage

"Waste paper" is an uncountable noun referring to paper products that are considered rubbish after their primary use. It is commonly collected for recycling.

Examples

• Noun:
  • Please put all waste paper in the blue recycling bin.
  • The office generates a large amount of waste paper every week.
  • She collected the waste paper from the desks to be shredded.

Advanced Usage

• "to be waste paper": to be considered useless or fit only for disposal.
  • After the announcement, the old memos were just waste paper.

Variants and Related Words

• Wastepaper basket (n): A small container for discarded paper, especially in an office or study.
  • He crumpled the letter and threw it in the wastepaper basket.

Synonyms

• Scrap paper: Paper, often with one blank side, reused for notes.
• Discarded paper: Paper that has been thrown away.

Notes

The term specifically refers to the material itself after use. It is often part of the compound term "wastepaper basket."

Noun

1. paper discarded after use